Question

A butterfly flies from the top of a tree in the center of a garden to rest on top of a red flower at the garden's edge. The tree is 9.0 m taller than the flower, and the garden is 14 m wide.

Determine the magnitude of the butterfly's displacement.

Answer 1

Answer:Magnitude of the butterfly's displacement is 11.4 m

Step-by-step explanation:

from the above figure x distance is from center of the garden to edge = 7 m

height of the tree is y= 9 m

magnitude of the butterfly's displacement is

`\sqrt {x^(2) +y^(2)}\\`

=
`\sqrt{7^(2) +9^(2)`

=
`√(130)`

=11.4 m