1.65 As a test of orienteering skill, your physics class holds a contest in a large, open field. Each contestant is told to travel 20.8m due north from the starting point then 38 m due east and finally 18m in the direction 33° west of south. After the specified displacement, a contestant will find a silver coin hidden under a rock. The winner is the person who takes the shortest time to reach the location of the silver coin. Remembering what you learned in class, you run on a straight line from the starting point to the hidden coin. How far and in what direction do you run?

1.65 As a test of orienteering skill, your physics class holds a contest in a large, open field. Each contestant is told to travel 20.8m due north from the starting point then 38 m due east and finally 18m in the direction 33° west of south. After the specified displacement, a contestant will find a silver coin hidden under a rock. The winner is the person who takes the shortest time to reach the location of the silver coin. Remembering what you learned in class, you run on a straight line from the starting point to the hidden coin. How far and in what direction do you run?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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