document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186532>Question 1186532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mae drives 20km to the south and then 40 km to the east. What is the magnitude and direction of his displacement from the origin? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The acute angle with the x-axis is the arc tangent of (20/40) --> a bearing of ~116.6 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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