A person starts walking from home and walks: 4 miles East 3 miles Southeast 3 miles South 4 miles Southwest 3 miles East This person has walked a total of _______17___________miles Find the total displacement vector for this walk: _______________ If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk _______________________ miles

A person starts walking from home and walks: 4 miles East 3 miles Southeast 3 miles South 4 miles Southwest 3 miles East This person has walked a total of _17_miles Find the total displacement vector for this walk: _ If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk _____________ miles

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 61A

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