Asked by Christian

A car travels straight for 20 miles on a road that is 30° north of east. What is the east component of the car’s displacement to the nearest tenth of a mile?

-17.3 miles
-10.0 miles
10.0 miles
17.3 miles

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
East component = 20 * cos(30°) = 20 * (√3/2) ≈ 17.3205 ≈ 17.3 miles. So the correct choice is 17.3 miles.