A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 m straight west, and then 210 m in a direction 35° east of south. After a third unmeasured displacement, she finds herself 150 m, 20° south of east from where she started. Use the method of components to determine the magnitude and direction of the third displacement.

A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage 180 m straight west, and then 210 m in a direction 35° east of south. After a third unmeasured displacement, she finds herself 150 m, 20° south of east from where she started. Use the method of components to determine the magnitude and direction of the third displacement.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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Problem 45P

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