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A boat moves a distance of 3.0 km east and then 7.0 km north. What is the boat's displacement?
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A boat moves a distance of 3.0 km east and then 7.0 km north. What is the boat's displacement?

User Armen Zakaryan
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The boat's displacement is 8.6 km at a bearing of 53.1° north of east.
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

  • sketch figure we will see the right triangle
  • 3^2 + 7^2 = 58 => displacement sqrt(58) =7.61 (km)
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