Runs 4 m North and then runs 9 m West. Calculate Distance and Displacement.

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Answer:

Take north as y and west as -x.

distance=√(x^2+y^2)

displacement= tan theta(tan^-1) (y/x)

answers should be, (9.85m, 66.04°)

Clatty Cake answered Jun 24, 2023

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