Register
What is your displacement if you walk 80 m north, 15 m east, 20 m south, 35 m west, and then 60 m south?
39.0k views
1 vote
What is your displacement if you walk 80 m north, 15 m east, 20 m south, 35 m west, and then 60 m south?

User Chris Hannon
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

7 votes
The net north-south component is (80-n + 20-s + 60-s) = zero .

The net east-west component is (15-e + 35-w) = 20 m west .

So the total displacement is 20 meters west .
User Aditya Patawari
by
8.4k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane  boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
What type of rock is the Haystack rock (igneous, Metamorphic, or Sedimentary)
what is a device that transforms thermal energy to mechanical energy
How many light sources do you know Pls list them
Link Copied!