Homework Help: math

Posted by yorktech on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:48am.

A man cycles 5 miles due north and 12 miles due east.

a. what is the distance traveled by the man?

b. what is displacement of the man?

math - Steve, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:06pm
man rides 5+12 = 17 mi
displacement = √(25+144) = 13 mi

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