Question

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Required information
Margaret walks to the store using the following path: 0.850 mi west, 0.270 mi north, 0.170 mi east. Assume north to be
along the +y-axis and west to be along the-x-axis.
What is the magnitude of her total displacement?
mi

Answer 1

x axis

0.85 - 0.17 = 0.68

y axis

0.2

magnitude

`\tt R=√(0.68^2+0.2^2)=0.502~mi`