Question

A hiker begins a trip by waking 25.0 km South-East from her base camp. On the second day she walks 40.0 km in direction o 60 North to East, at which point she discovers a forest ranger's tower? (i) Determine the component of the hiker's displacements in the first and second days. (ii) Determine the component of the hiker's total displacement for the trip. (iii) Find the magnitude and direction of the displacement from base camp

Answer 1

Answer:

Here are the answers to all the parts

Explanation:

(I) Ax = 17.7km, Ay = −17.7km, Bx = 20.0km, and By = 34.6km.

(ii)Rx = 37.7km and Ry = 16.9km.

(iii) |R~ | = 41.3km, 24.4◦ north of east from the base camp.

Here displacement is the total distance covered with a change in the direction. The hiker covered a total distance of 34.6Km.