A novice golfer on the green takes three strokes to sink the ball. The successive displacements of the ball are d1 = 3.92 m to the north, d2 = 2.02 m northeast, and d3 = 1.16 m at 30.0° west of south (see the figure below). Starting at the same initial point, an expert golfer could make the hole in what single displacement?magnitude mdirection ° north of east

Write the displacement in the east direction. DE=d1cos90°+d2cos45°-d3cos60°=d10+d212-d312=0+2.02…

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A novice golfer on the green takes three strokes to sink the ball. The successive displacements of the ball are d₁ = 3.92 m to the north, d₂ = 2.02 m northeast, and d₃ = 1.16 m at 30.0° west of south (see the figure below). Starting at the same initial point, an expert golfer could make the hole in what single displacement?

magnitude	m
direction	° north of east

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