Aaliyah walks 45 meters East, 45 meters South, and 45 meters North. What is her resultant displacement?
i think 45 meter's east
2 answers
yes
"displacement" = vector from start to finish
magnitude = 45 , direction = east
In your car you need both odometer and compass
"distance" is just a scalar, you just need the odometer and it would be 45+45+45
magnitude = 45 , direction = east
In your car you need both odometer and compass
"distance" is just a scalar, you just need the odometer and it would be 45+45+45