Homework Help: physics

Posted by anonymous on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 7:44pm.

A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 6.00 blocks west, 4.00 blocks north, and then 4.00 blocks east.
(a) What is her resultant displacement?

(b) What is the total distance she travels?

physics - Elena, Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 3:17am
displacement =sqrt[4² +(6-4)²]=4.24 m,
distance = 6+4+4 =14 m

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