Question

Margaret walks to the store using the path: 0.500 miles West, 0.200 miles North, 0.300 miles East. What is the total displacement (direction and length of the vector that points from her house directly to the store)?

Answer 1

well, net West is .2mi, and N is .2

Looks like length is .2*sqrt2, and the direction is 45deg W of N

Answer 2

12.366