Question

A herd of wildebeests traveled 325.0 m in a direction 25° south of east. What is the east component of the herd’s displacement? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. What is the south component of the herd’s displacement? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

What is the east component of the herd’s displacement? 294.6 m
What is the south component of the herd’s displacement? 137.4 m

Answer 2

From the given details, we can take the distance traveled by the herd of wildebeests as 325.0 m.  

The angle of the direction from the south of east is 25°.

So the east component of the herd’s displacement is roughly about 294.6 m.

When it comes to the south component of herd’s displacement, it is calculated as -137.4.