SOLUTION: A person starts walking from home and walks: 2 miles East 3 miles Southeast 3 miles South 5 miles Southwest 4 miles East a. This person has walked a total of __ miles b

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Question 1141442: A person starts walking from home and walks:
2 miles East
3 miles Southeast
3 miles South
5 miles Southwest
4 miles East
a. This person has walked a total of __ miles
b. Find the total displacement vector for this walk
c. If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk __ miles

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A person starts walking from home and walks:
2 miles East
3 miles Southeast
3 miles South
5 miles Southwest
4 miles East
a. This person has walked a total of __ miles
b. Find the total displacement vector for this walk
c. If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk __ miles
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Get some graph paper and figure it out.
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a. This person has walked a total of __ miles
b. Find the total displacement vector for this walk
c. If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk __ miles
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