Question

A man walks
5.0m
due east and then
10.0m
N30oE
. Find his resultant displacement

Answer 1

D = 5 + 10[30o]

X = 5 + 10*Cos30 = 13.66 m.
Y = 10*sin30 = 5 m.

D = sqrt(X^2+Y^2) = sqrt(13.66^2 + 5^2) = 14.5 m.