SOLUTION: a man travels 7km due north, then 10km east. find the resultant displacement

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Question 1096009: a man travels 7km due north, then 10km east. find the resultant displacement
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you mean find the distance between the beginning point and the end point? In geometry, this would be the hypotenuse of the triangle. Do this:
sqrt(7^2 + 10^2) = your answer