Question

A hummingbird flies 2.7 m along a straight path at a height of 5.3 m above the ground. Upon spotting a flower below, the hummingbird drops directly downward 1.8 m to hover in front of the flower. a) What is the magnitude of the hummingbird’s total displacement? Answer in units of m.

How many degrees below the horizontal is this total displacement? Answer in units of ◦.

Answer 1

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change the 2.7 to 1.8....

Answer 2

It's still incorrect.

Answer 3

ok, now reading it like a lawyer, it dropped down 1.8
displacement= sqrt(1.8^2 + 2.7^2)
angle= arctan(1.8/2.7)