An explorer walks 19km due east, then 15km north, and finally 4km west. A) What is the total distance walked? B) What is the resulting displacement of the explorer from the starting point, including the angle of direction?

Q: Suppose you first walk A = 11.0 m in a direction 0₁ = 17° west of north and then B = 24.5 m in a…

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Q: A mouse running along a wall runs 3.94m east and then 3.06m south. What is the resultant of the…

A: The mouse’s distance (dE) traveled in the east direction is 3.94 m. The mouse’s distance (dS)…

Q: Suppose you walk 18.5 m west and the 29 m straight north. How far are you from your starting point…

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Q: A truck travelsdue East for a distance of 1.1km, turns around and goes due west for 6km, and finally…

A: Move towards east = 1.1 km.Turn around and move towards west = 6 kmTurn around and move towards east…

Q: A boy walks 4 m South and then walks 7 m at 35 degrees east of south. What is the boy's…

A: d1 →= -4j^ m d2   → = 7m (Sin(35o) i^ - Cos(35o)j^)d2   → = 4 i^ - 5.73j^ mBoy's displacement = d1 →…

Q: A bug crawls 4.25 m along the base of a wall. Upon reaching a corner, the bug’s direction of travel…

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Q: A car is driven 225 km west and then 98 km southwest (45^o). What is the displacement of the car…

A: The figure shows the position of the car driven from the point of origin.

Q: A runner first runs a displacement A of 3.30 km due south, and then a second displacement B that…

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Q: If point A goes North and Point B goes East, How can you fid the shortest distance from the start of…

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Q: A novice golfer in the green takes three strokes to dunk the ball. The successful displacement of…

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Q: A particle undergoes the following displacements: 3.50 m south, 8.25 m 45 degrees NE, 5.75m 34…

A: first leg of displacement (d1) = 3.50 m due south second leg of displacement (d2) = 8.25 m @45o…

Q: A student drives his car 6.0 km, North before making a right hand turn and driving 6.0 km to the…

A: Car moves from O to C (6km) Car moves C to D (6 km) Finally car moves from D to A (2 km) The pat of…

Q: Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 50 cubic feet per minute. It forms a pile…

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Q: Estimate the magnitude and direction of the resultant given the following vectors. A = 10 steps,…

A: We have two vector A = 10 steps, due East B = 16 steps, 60° South of East

Q: "You are out for an early morning walk. You walk 5.0 m, South and 12.0 m, East. Then, you decided to…

A: Let   A = 5m, south  Ax= 0 m, Ay= - 5m B= 12m, east Bx= 12m, By= 0 m C= 4m, south west D = 6m, west

Q: Luis is visiting a public garden that has a large, circular path. When he has walked one-quarter of…

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Q: A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 m straight west, then 210 m in a…

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Q: Arvin the Ant is on a picnic table. He travels 30 cm eastward, then 25 cm northward, and finally 15…

A: Analyze the diagram of the given situation. The distance traveled by Arvin from A to B is given by,

Q: Anna walks 90 m due east and then 50 m due north. What is her displacement from her starting point?

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Q: You drive a car 1200 m due south, then 1500 m at 300 west of south, and finally 1050 m at 500 north…

A: step 1 : 1200 m due south  step 2 : 1500 m at 300 west of south  Step 3 : 1050 m at 500 north of…

Q: Your father leaves the office, drives 26 km due North, then turns onto a street and continues in a…

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Q: A truck drives 20 blocks north, then 15 blocks east, then 8 blocks south. What is its total…

A: Given that, the trucks moves 20 block north, 15 block east and 8 block south, Then the magnitude of…

Q: Vector a→a→  has a magnitude of 25 units and makes +20° with the +x-axis. Vector b→b→  has a…

A: We resolve the given vector in component form, a→=25 unitsθ=20oax→=a→cosθ=25cos20o=23.49…

Q: A bee, searching for nectar, flies 100 m east, 150 m south, and then 200 m west. Find the magnitude…

A: Given, 1st direction= 100 m east, then 150 South and then 200 West.   To Find- Total displacemnt

Q: A woman walks 250 m in the direction 30° east of north, then 175 m directly east. Find (a) the…

A: Given Woman walks 250 m in the direction 30° East of North then 175 m directly east .

Q: A football player runs directly down the field for 35m before turning to the right at an angle of…

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Q: Displacement vector  A→A→ is directed to the west and has magnitude 2.76 km. A second displacement…

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Q: Two campers in a national park hike from their cabin to the same spot on a lake, each taking a…

A: Given data: x-component of a vector A which is making an angle θ with the x-direction, is given as…

Q: A person going for a walk follows the path shown in the figure, where Y, = 272 m and e = 62.0. The…

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Q: A student drives 10 km to the north and then 20 km 30 degrees South of the east. By using the…

A: Given value--- d1 = 10 km to the North. d2 = 20 km , 30 degree south of the east. We have to…

Q: Vector A has components Ax = -16.1 and A, = -4.32. What is the magnitude A of this vector? Determine…

A: The x-component of A→, Ax=-16.1 The y-component of A→, Ay=-4.32

Q: An archaeologist is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 150 m west, then 110 m southeast, and…

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Q: Proceeding from landmark A, a vehicle moves along city streets 10 km north, then 14.2 km northeast,…

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Q: A woman enters a store and walks north a distance of 150 m and then turns East by 150 degrees before…

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Q: 6. A student walks 1.0 kilometer due east and 3.0 kilometer due south. Then she runs 5.0 kilometers…

A: Given,        1KM due East        3KM due south       5KM due west    displacement is the shortest…

Q: A bear, searching for honey wanders 30 meters south, then 15 meters west. Frustrated, he wanders…

A: Given data A beer first travels towards 30 m south, then 15 meter west for searching honey wanders.…

Q: Pan am Flight 7 was one of the famous planes to disappear into the Bermuda Triangle, which is en…

A: Draw the displacement diagram for the plane.

Q: A girl walks 20m South, then 16m West. What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector?

A: The displacements are in perpendicular direction. Let the north, south, west and east directions be…

Q: a women walks 250 m in the direction of 30º east of north, then 175 m directly east. find (a) the…

A: Given Woman walks 250 m in the direction 30∘ East of North then 175 m directly east .

Q: You drive a car 610 m to the east, then 400 m to the north. What is your magnitude of displacement?

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Q: Instructions for finding a buried treasure include the following: Go 75.0 paces at 215°, turn to…

A: A = 75 paces at 215 degree  B = 140 paces at 115 degree  C = 100 paces at 160 degree

Q: Suppose you went for a drive along a long, straight road that runs east-west. Let's define east to…

A: Given: The velocity V1 =30 mi/hr for 20 min. The velocity V2 = 48 mi/hr for 10 min. The velocity V3…

Scalars and Vectors

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