Asked by ji

Jin walked 4 km on a straight path to get to the sandwich shop. He traveled 30° south of east.

What is the southern component of Jin’s displacement, rounded to the nearest tenth?

-3.5 km
-2 km
2 km
3.5 km

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
South component = 4·sin(30°) = 4·0.5 = 2 km toward the south. Taking south as negative gives -2.0 km.

Answer: -2 km.