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A boy walks 4 m South and then walks 7 m at 35 degrees east of south. What is the boy's displacement? Be sure to include magnitude and direction.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter4: Two-and-three Dimensional Motion

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