Question

A hiker travels 1.13 kilometers south, then travels 2.25 kilometers east. What’s the hiker’s displacement for the trip?

Answer 1

Total displacement = 2.52 kilometers [south east]
`a^2 + b^2 = c^2\\1.13^2 + 2.25^2 = c^2\\c^2 = 6.3394\\c = 2.52`

Explanation:

By the Pythagorean Theorem: