A motorist drives south at 24.0 m/s for 3.00 min, then turns west and travels at 25.0 m/s for 2.60 min, and finally travels northwest at 30.0 m/s for 1.00 min. For this 6.60 min trip, find the following values. Let the positive x axis point east. (a) total vector displacement  m (magnitude)  ° south of west (b) average speed  m/s (c) average velocity  m/s (magnitude)  ° south of west

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A motorist drives south at 24.0 m/s for 3.00 min, then turns west and travels at 25.0 m/s for 2.60 min, and finally travels northwest at 30.0 m/s for 1.00 min. For this 6.60 min trip, find the following values. Let the positive x axis point east.

(a) total vector displacement
 m (magnitude)  ° south of west

(b) average speed
 m/s

(c) average velocity
 m/s (magnitude)  ° south of west
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