8.34 m ... 3 significant figures
the 1st putt is due east
the two putts form a right triangle (that you used to find the displacement)
the tangent of the angle between the 1st putt and the displacement is ... 1.99/8.10
.. this is the direction angle
... it is clockwise from east, so it will be negative
A - A golfer takes two putts to sink his ball in the hole once he is on the green. The first putt displaces the ball 8.10 m east, and the second putt displaces it 1.99 m south. What displacement would put the ball in the hole in one putt? Answer in units of m.
-I got the answer for this as 8.3m
B - What is the direction (measured from due east, with counterclockwise positive) of the displacement? Answer in units of ◦.
- I cannot figure out how to solve for the direction of the displacement.
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