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A cyclist rides 6.2 km east, then 9.28 km in a direction 27.27 degrees west of north, then 7.99 km west.
A. What is the magnitude of the total displacement, in km?
B. What is the direction of the displacement, measured in degrees west of north?
Given that the cyclist first rides 6.2 km east
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then 9.28 km in a direction 27.27 degrees west of north
27.27 degrees is measured from north axis
So 90+27.27 degrees from east (x axis).=117.27 degrees
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Finally 7.99km west
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Rearrange i and j terms
A. What is the magnitude of the total displacement, in km?
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B. What is the direction of the displacement, measured in degrees west of north?
Direction
So direction is 53.79 deg with respect to west axis
90-53.79=36.21
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