SOLUTION: After driving 30.0 km west, a car turns southwest and proceeds another 60.0 km. What is the displacement (in
kilometers) of the car from the point of origin (magnitude only)?
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kilometers) of the car from the point of origin (magnitude only)?
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Question 1189852: After driving 30.0 km west, a car turns southwest and proceeds another 60.0 km. What is the displacement (in
kilometers) of the car from the point of origin (magnitude only)?
I tried to do so x=51.054 and so y=61.519 then to find the magnitude of displacement I used MagofDis=
The answer I got was 6391.137567km but it does not look right. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:Answer by ikleyn(52809) (Show Source):
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After driving 30.0 km west, a car turns southwest and proceeds another 60.0 km. What is the displacement (in
kilometers) of the car from the point of origin (magnitude only)?
I tried to do so x=51.054 and so y=61.519 then to find the magnitude of displacement I used MagofDis=
The answer I got was 6391.137567km but it does not look right.
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You have a triangle with two sides of 30 km and 60 km and the angle of 135° between them.
You need to find the side length d opposite to this angle.
Use the cosine law
d = = 83.938 km (rounded). ANSWER
