Question #5de02
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Jun 6, 2017
5m. 13m.
Explanation:
Use Pythagoras to work out the resultant magnitude of displacement from the vectors. 6m South cancels out with 3m North to give overall 3m South.
Now you have a right angled triangle with side lengths of 3 & 4, and the hypotenuse is the resultant magnitude of displacement
The distance travelled is just the sum of the three individual distances travelled