What are the horizontal and vertical components of a cat's displacement when it has climbed 5m directly up a tree?
Has it moved horizontally when it gors directly vertical?
To calculate the horizontal and vertical components of a cat's displacement, we need to use trigonometry. When the cat climbs directly up a tree for a vertical displacement of 5 meters, there is no horizontal movement.
The horizontal component of displacement (Δx) is zero because the cat hasn't moved horizontally. It has only moved vertically.
The vertical component of displacement (Δy) is equal to the vertical displacement of the cat, which is 5 meters in this case.