A novice golfer on the green takes three strokes to sink the ball. The
successive
displacements are 3.80 m to the north, 1.80 m northeast, and 1.00 m at 25.0°
west of south. Starting at the same initial point, an expert golfer could make
the
hole in what single displacement?
_______m
_________ ° (north of east)
1 answer
A golfer takes three putts to get the ball into the hole. The first putt displaces the ball 15 ft north, the second 9.0 ft southeast, and the third 5.0 ft southwest. What displacement was needed to get the ball into the hole on the first putt?