SOLUTION: A woman starts at point A and walks 150m due south to the point B and then walks 200 meters due west to the point C. displacement?

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Question 957088: A woman starts at point A and walks 150m due south to the point B and then walks 200 meters due west to the point C.
displacement?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
final position: 150 m due south, 200 m due west

displacement: sqrt(150^2 + 200^2) = 250 m

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