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A plane flies 150 km [N] and then 400 km [E]. What is the total displacement?
a. 427 km [N21°E]
b. 550 km [NE]
c. 250 km [N21°E]
d. 427 km [N69°E]
How long does it take a car travelling at 22 m/s [N] to stop if it accelerates at 3.8 m/s² [S]?
a. 84 s
b. 5.8 s
c. 0.17 s
d. it will not stop
An object initially moving at 10.0 m/s [N] ends up moving at 10.0 m/s [S] after a period of
12.0 s. What is the object's average acceleration during this period?
a. 0.833 m/s² [S]
b. 0.833 m/s2 [N]
c. 1.67 m/s² [S]
d. 0
An astronaut on the moon throws a wrench straight up at 4.16 m/s and 3.25 s later it is
falling downward with a velocity of 1.14 m/s. What is the acceleration of the wrench after it
leaves the astronaut's hand?
a. 1.63 m/s² [down]
b. 1.28 m/s² [down]
c. 1.08 m/s² [down]
d. 0.929 m/s² [down]
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Transcribed Image Text:A plane flies 150 km [N] and then 400 km [E]. What is the total displacement? a. 427 km [N21°E] b. 550 km [NE] c. 250 km [N21°E] d. 427 km [N69°E] How long does it take a car travelling at 22 m/s [N] to stop if it accelerates at 3.8 m/s² [S]? a. 84 s b. 5.8 s c. 0.17 s d. it will not stop An object initially moving at 10.0 m/s [N] ends up moving at 10.0 m/s [S] after a period of 12.0 s. What is the object's average acceleration during this period? a. 0.833 m/s² [S] b. 0.833 m/s2 [N] c. 1.67 m/s² [S] d. 0 An astronaut on the moon throws a wrench straight up at 4.16 m/s and 3.25 s later it is falling downward with a velocity of 1.14 m/s. What is the acceleration of the wrench after it leaves the astronaut's hand? a. 1.63 m/s² [down] b. 1.28 m/s² [down] c. 1.08 m/s² [down] d. 0.929 m/s² [down]
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Given data: 

Displacement (d1) = 150 km, towards North

Displacement (d2) = 400 km, towards East

Required:

The total displacement 

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