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A disoriented physics professor drives 3.25 km north, then 4.75 km west and then 1.50 km south.Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement, using the method of components.In a vector addition diagram, show that the resultant displacement found from your diagram is thequalitative agreement with the result you obtained using the method of components.
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