A ship sails west for 100km and then south for 100km. What is the displacement?

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A ship sails west for 100km and then south for 100km What is the displacement Please show me how you got the answer class=

Respuesta :

[tex]\sf \vec{w}=100[/tex]

  • [tex]\sf \vec{s}=100[/tex]

For displacement apply Pythagorean theorem

[tex]\\ \rm\hookrightarrow 100^2+100^2[/tex]

[tex]\\ \rm\hookrightarrow 10000+10000[/tex]

[tex]\\ \rm\hookrightarrow 20000[/tex]

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