You are lost at night in a large, open field. Your GPS tells you that you are 100 m from your truck, in a direction 50.0o west of south. You walk 50.0 m due west along a ditch. How much farther must you walk to reach your truck?

You are lost at night in a large, open field. Your GPS tells you that you are 100 m from your truck, in a direction 50.0o west of south. You walk 50.0 m due west along a ditch. How much farther must you walk to reach your truck?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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