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(II) The summit of a mountain, 2450 m above base camp, is
Chapter 3, Problem 15P(choose chapter or problem)
(II) The summit of a mountain, 2450 m above base camp, is measured on a map to be 4580 m horizontally from the camp in a direction 38.4° west of north. What are the components of the displacement vector from camp to summit? What is its magnitude? Choose the x axis east, y axis north, and z axis up.
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QUESTION: Problem 15P
(II) The summit of a mountain, 2450 m above base camp, is measured on a map to be 4580 m horizontally from the camp in a direction 38.4° west of north. What are the components of the displacement vector from camp to summit? What is its magnitude? Choose the x axis east, y axis north, and z axis up.
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The direction of the summit is to the west of north and here the x component is negative and y component is positive.
The x component of the displacement vector is,