Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below,then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B.)YABmARᎾA+B=RHow far, in meters, are you from your starting point?XWNSEWhat is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final position measured in degrees west of north?

Displacement vectors as A→=18 m towards west. B→=25 m towards north. The resultant vector is…

Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below, then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B.)

Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below, then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B.)

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Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below,
then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B.)
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m
A
R
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A+B=R
How far, in meters, are you from your starting point?
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W
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S
E
What is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final position measured in degrees west of north?

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