While in an adventure, to search for a mammoth bone in a dessert, a man walks 47 m towards East, then goes 31 m in the direction of West of North making an angle of 11° and finally he walks 22 m towards South to reach the destination. Calculate, a. Total X-Component of the Resultant Vector, Rx = b. Total Y-Component of the Resultant Vector, Ry = c. Magnitude of the Resultant vector R = d. Direction of the resultant vector 0 = in the direction of m m m

While in an adventure, to search for a mammoth bone in a dessert, a man walks 47 m towards East, then goes 31 m in the direction of West of North making an angle of 11° and finally he walks 22 m towards South to reach the destination. Calculate, a. Total X-Component of the Resultant Vector, Rx = b. Total Y-Component of the Resultant Vector, Ry = c. Magnitude of the Resultant vector R = d. Direction of the resultant vector 0 = in the direction of m m m

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter3: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 33PQ

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