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Calculating Displacement: West and South Travel

Chapter 3, Problem 40

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What are the direction and magnitude of your total displacement if you have traveled due west with a speed of 27 m/s for 125 s, then due south at 14 m/s for 66 s?

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What are the direction and magnitude of your total displacement if you have traveled due west with a speed of 27 m/s for 125 s, then due south at 14 m/s for 66 s?

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Speed of travel westwards: \(v_{w}=27 \mathrm{\ m} / \mathrm{s}\)

Time of travel: \(t=125\)

Displacement: \(s_{w}=27 \times 125=3375 \mathrm{\ m}\)

Speed of travel southwards: \(v_{s}=14 \mathrm{\ m} / \mathrm{s}\)

Time of travel: \(t=66\)

Displacement: \(s_{s}=14 \times 66=924 \mathrm{\ m}\)

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