Question #50b52

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May 19, 2017

Farmer's Speed =10/40=0.25ms^-1

Let the farmer be at the origin initially.
Total time of travel =60xx2+20=120+20=140sec
Total distance traveled=0.25xx140=35m

Field being square of side =10m
:.Total number of sides traveled in the given time=3.5

We know that after traveling 4 sides farmer would be back at the origin.
As such magnitude of displacement after given time =4-3.5=1/2 side
=1/2xx10=5m