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Displacement Vectors Worksheet
1. A delivery truck travels 18 blocks north, 16 blocks east, and 10 blocks south.
What is its final displacement from the origin?
2. A hiker leaves camp and, using a compass, walks 4 km E, 6 km S, 3 km E, 5 km N,
10 km W, 8 km N, and 3 km S. At the end of three days, the hiker is lost.
Compute how far the hiker is from camp and which direction should be taken to
get back to camp.
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3. A car is driven 30.0 km west and then 80.0 km southwest. What is the
displacement of the car from the point of origin (magnitude and direction)?
4. An explorer walks 22.0 km north, and then walks in a direction 60.0osouth of east for
47.0 km.
a. What distance has he travelled?
b.
What is his displacement from the origin?
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c.
What displacement vector must he follow to return to his original
location?
5. A man walks 3.0 km North, 4.5 km in a direction 40.o East of North, and 6.0
km in a direction 60.o South of East. What is his displacement vector?
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6. After the end of a long day of travelling, Slimy the Slug is 255 cm east of his
home. If he started out the day by travelling 90.0 cm in a direction 25o east of
north in the morning, how far did he travel in the afternoon (and in what
direction) to get to his final location?