A runaway cat walks 0.75 km due north. It runs due west to a hotdog stand. If the magnitude of the cat's total displacement is 1.0 km, what is the magnitude of the cat's displacement vector in the west direction? A. 0.28 km B. 0.34 km C. 0.42 km D. 0.66 km

A runaway cat walks 0.75 km due north. It runs due west to a hotdog stand. If the magnitude of the cat's total displacement is 1.0 km, what is the magnitude of the cat's displacement vector in the west direction? A. 0.28 km B. 0.34 km C. 0.42 km D. 0.66 km

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter3: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 50PQ: An aircraft undergoes two displacements. If the first displacement is directed at an angle of 225...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A steel wire of length LL and radius r1r1 has a resistance RR. A second steel wire has the same leng...

Q: Red blood cells can often be charged. Consider two red blood cells with the following charges: -22.2...

Q: A projectile is fired from the ground, reaches a maximum height of 53.2 m and lands a distance of 28...

A: Given in the question Projectile maximum height H = 53.2 M Range of Projectile R = 28 M We have to...

Q: A 0.35 kg baseball is dropped from the rest from a height of 3.85 m. How fast will it travel just be...

Q: displacement vector is 21 km in length and is directed 60 degrees S of E. Which of the following is ...

A: X component of a vector Ax = A Cos θ y component of a vector Ay = A sinθ

Q: A car drives around a circular track of diameter 126 m at a constant speed of 31.9 m/s. During the t...

Q: A 100 g aluminum calorimeter contains 250 g of water. The two substances are in thermal equilibrium ...

Q: A police car approaches the wall with speed of v= 35 m/s while emitting sound with frequency of 2,64...

Q: Calculate the mass of the Sun using Venus. Venus is 1.08 x 1011 meters from the Sun and has a pe...

Q: An object has a mass of 40 kg . It accelera a horizontal surface at the rate of 6m/s^2 friction forc...

A: We know that the newton second law is given as Fnet= ma where m is the mass and a is the accelerat...

Q: What is the frequency of light that allows an electron to be released from a metal that has a work f...

A: Let ν be the frequency of light that allows an electron to be released from the given metal. Then th...

Q: Part A Two stationary positive point charges, charge 1 of magnitude 3.05 nC and charge 2 of magnitud...

Q: c. What is the force of repulsion between two argon nuclei when separated by 2nm? The charge on an a...

A: Two charged bodies can attract or repel each other based on whether the bodies are negative or posit...

Q: A science-fair radio uses a homemade capacitor made of two 2.3 cm × 2.3 cm sheets of aluminum foil s...

Q: In which process is the change of internal energy zero? adiabatic cyclic isobaric isochoric

Q: A ray of light travels from air into another medium, making an angle of ?1 = 45.0°. (a) Find the an...

A: According to snell law Refractive index = Sin i /Sin r

Q: - The vectors from the Otigin to the AB and Baxtaz and points axtay gax-3ay -4a2, are Fespectively.s...

Q: A 35.0-kg child swings in a swing supported by two chains, each 3.02 m long. The tension in each cha...

Q: A football player is preparing to punt the ball down the field. He drops the ball from rest and it f...

A: Given, mass of the football, m = 420 g = 0.42 kg speed of the ball after kick, v = 24.5 ms at 53°

Q: An atom is 1. in shape. It has three subatomic particles namely, the electrons, protons, and neutron...

Q: Using the mathematical expression for the conductivity of a material, explain how it varies with tem...

A: Since, we know that conductivity (σ ) of a material is reciprocal of its resistivity (ρ) i.e....

Q: The force exerted by the wind on the sails of a sailboat is F 380N north. The water exerts a force o...

Q: 9. What observations in the gold foil experiment made Rutherford conclude that atoms are mostly empt...

Q: A 30.0-kg child sits on one end of a long uniform beam having a mass of 20.0 kg, and a 40.0-kg child...

Q: A billiard ball traveling at 3.00 m/s collides perfectly elastically with an identical billiard ball...

A: Nomenclature is like this u1xi = initial speed of moving ball in x-direction u2xi = initial speed of...

Q: What is viscosity?

A: Viscosity can be defined as the property which offers the resistance to the flow of the fluid. It is...

Q: ) For the system shown in (FIG.) determine the resultant and locate it w.r.t. point A? 120KN

A: Draw the given diagram with resultant force and resultant moment.

Q: A stone is thrown into a deep lake. As it sinks deeper and deeper into the water, does the buoyant f...

A: The force of buoyancy experienced by a less dense object in a more dense fluid is given by Fb = ρVg,...

Q: square coil with 140 turns of wire has sides of length 5 cm. The resistance of the coil is 5.0 Ω. Th...

Q: Now consider the same force F acting on a particle that travels from point A to point B. (Figure 2)T...

Q: 2. Two point charges, 2.5 x 106 C and -5.0 x 10-6 C, are placed 3.0 m apart as shown below. What is ...

Q: A boat is sailing due east parallel to the shoreline at a speed of 11 miles per hour. At a given tim...

A: This question is based on motion in a plane and basic trigonometry. We need to use the trigonometric...

Q: The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 3.28mm apart, and have an area of 12.2cm². Each plate c...

Q: A 60.0-kg astronaut is in space, far from any objects that would exert a significant gravitational f...

Q: The G string on a g grows his hair long the proper fret an distance between

A: We know that the formula of the fundamental frequency of the string is given as f = v2L where v is ...

Q: Required information Consider the circuit diagram given below. R 195 mA R 2.00 a 누 82 450.0 mA 1.00 ...

A: Given:

Q: Find the length of the shortest ramp that can be used to push a 595 N resistance onto a platform 3.5...

Q: Given the vectors d = i-+ k and b = 2i - - 2k, determine the following: a. the scalar projection and...

Q: You launch a projectile toward a tall building, from a position on the ground 23.7 m away from the b...

Q: (a) Calculate the absolute pressure at the bottom of a fresh-water lake at a depth of 28.2 m. Assume...

Q: In electrocapacitive keyboards, each key holds a small metal plate that serves as one plate of a par...

A: Capacitance =ε0Ad

Q: A pendulum of length L=6 m and mass M=1 kg has a spring of force constant k=30 N/m connected to it a...

Q: The figure shows a modified setup of E101. m1=2.00 kg is on a frictionless table, m3=5.00kg and m2=3...

A: We have some information in the question which is m1 = 2.00 kg m2 = 3.00 kg m3 = 5.00 kg and we ...

Q: Energy is measured in units of

Q: 2. A car is driven 225 km west and then 98 km southwest (45°). What is the displacement of the car f...

Q: You start out by driving 293 miles north in 4 hours and 58 minutes, and then you stop and park for a...

Q: Determine the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the bracket and its direction measured coun...

A: GivenF1=200 lbF2=150 lb

Q: Electrons in conductors can continue to accelerate and rapidly increase indefinitely correct Error

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any sp...

Q: If we start loading the ship, it sinks down further, displacing more water. The displacement of the ...

A: The weight of the displaced liquid must be equal to the mass of the entire object in order for it to...

Q: This force-couple system is to be replaced by an equivalent system consisting of the following: a co...

Concept explainers

Scalars and Vectors

Scalars and Vectors are the classification of physical quantities that are used to denote various terms in physics.

Question

A. 0.28 km

B. 0.34 km

C. 0.42 km

D. 0.66 km

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

An aircraft undergoes two displacements. If the first displacement is directed at an angle of 225 with the positive x axis and has magnitude 30.0 miles, and if the resultant displacement is directed at an angle of 75.0 with the positive x axis and magnitude 22.0 miles, what are the magnitude and direction of the second displacement?
A train leaving Albuquerque travels 293 miles, due east, to Amarillo. The train spends a couple of days at the station in Amarillo and then heads back west 107 miles where it stops in Tucumcari. Suppose the positive x direction points to the east and Albuquerque is at the origin of this axis. a. What is the total distance traveled by the train from Albuquerque to Tucumcari? b. What is the displacement of the train for the entire journey? Give both answers in appropriate SI units.
A velocity vector has a magnitude of 720 m/s. Two students draw arrows representing this vector. Clarisse chooses a scale such that 1 cm 100 m/s. a. What is the length of the arrow that Clarisse draws? b. Francoiss arrow is half as long as Clarisses. What is Francoiss scale? c. Is one students choice better than the other? If so, what makes it a better scale?
The same vectors that are shown in Figure P3.6 are shown in Figure P3.42. The magnitudes are F1 = 1.90f, F2 = f, and F3 = 1.4f, where f is a constant. a. Use the coordinate system shown in Figure P3.42 to find R=F1+F2+F3 in component form in terms of f. b. If Rx = 0.33, what is Ry? c. Check your result by comparing your answer to that of Problem 6. FIGURE P3.42
Figure P3.60 illustrates the difference in proportions between the male (m) and female (f) anatomies. The displacements d1m. and d1f from the bottom of the feet to the navel have magnitudes of 104 cm and 84.0 cm, respectively. The displacements d2m and d2f have magnitudes of 50.0 cm and 43.0 cm, respectively. (a) Find the vector sum of the displacements dd1 and dd2 in each case. (b) The male figure is 180 cm tall, the female 168 cm. Normalize the displacements of each figure to a common height of 200 cm and re-form the vector sums as in part (a). Then find the vector difference between the two sums. Figure P3.60
(a) Repeat the problem two problems prior, but for the second leg you walk 20.0 m in a direction 40.0° north of east (which is equivalent to subtracting B from A that is, to finding R=AB ). (b) Repeat the problem two problems prior, but now you first walk 20.0 m in a direction 40.0° south of west and then 12.0 m in a direction 20.0° east of south (which is equivalent to subtracting A from B that is, to finding R=BA=R ). Show that this is the case.
Two birds begin next to each other and then fly through the air at the same elevation above level ground at 22.5 m/s. One flies northeast, and the other flies northwest. After flying for 10.5 s, what is the distance between them? Ignore the curvature of the Earth.
A postman leaves the post office and drives 1.6 km in the north direction. He then drives in a direction 60.0° south of east for 5.9 km (see Figure) North 60° + East Post office What is his resultant displacement from the post office (in vector form)? O a. -3.51 mi+ 2.95 mj O b. 5.90 mi+ 1.60 mj O c. 2.95 mi+-3.51 mj O d.-1.35 mi+5.11 mj O e. None of the above
A cheetah runs 1.50 km due east of the tree. He then runs 2.0 km due north. What is the magnitude and direction of cheetah’s resultant displacement vector? a. 6.25 km, 53.13 deg East of North b. 2.5 km, 53.13 deg North of East c. 2.5 km, 53.13 deg East of North d. 6.25 km, 53.13 deg North of East
A displacement vector is 21 km in length and is directed 60 degrees S of E. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Its x- and y- components are 11 km and 10 km, respectively. B. Its x- and y- components are both 10 km. C. Its x- and y- components are 10 km and 11 km, respectively. D. Its x- and y- components are both 11 km.
1) A displacement vector is 21 km in length and is directed 60 degrees S of E. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Its x- and y- components are 11 km and 10 km, respectively. B. Its x- and y- components are both 10 km. C. Its x- and y- components are 10 km and 11 km, respectively. D. Its x- and y- components are both 11 km. 2) A student adds two velocity vectors with magnitudes of 2.5 km/h and 4.9 km. Which one of the following is TRUE concerning the magnitude of the resultant velocity? A. It must be 5.5 km B. It must be 7.4 km C. It could be equal to zero kilometers, depending on how the vectors are oriented. D. No conclusion can be reached without knowing the directions of the vectors.
stion A postman leaves the post office and drives 1.6 km in the north direction. He then drives in a direction 60.0° south of eact for 5.9 km (see Figure) North out of 60° East Post office What is his resultant displacement from the post office (in vector form)? O a. -3.51 mi + 2.95 mj Ob. 5.90 mi+ 1.60 mj Oc. 2.95 mi+-3.51 mj Od. None of the above O e. 1.35 mi- 5.11 mj