Suppose you first walk 10.5 m in a direction 20° west of north and then 22.5 m in a direction 40° south of west as shown in the figure. What is the component of your displacement in the x-direction and y-direction, in meters and how far are you from your starting point (in meters)?

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 Suppose you first walk 10.5 m in a direction 20° west of north and then 22.5 m in a direction 40° south of west as shown in the figure. What is the component of your displacement in the x-direction and y-direction, in meters and how far are you from your starting point (in meters)? 

40°
B
Ꮎ .
R
A
YA
W
-20°
N
S
- E
X
Transcribed Image Text:40° B Ꮎ . R A YA W -20° N S - E X
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We are given 2 displacements. We are given their magnitudes as well as their directions. We first resolve these displacements to x and y components. We then add x and y components respectively to get the x and y component  of resultant displacement.

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