Lee Min Ho walks 1.00 km north and then 2.00 km east on a horizontal snowfield. (a) How far north and in what direction is he starting from the štarting point? (b) What are the magnitude and direction of his resultant displacement?

Lee Min Ho walks 1.00 km north and then 2.00 km east on a horizontal snowfield. (a) How far north and in what direction is he starting from the štarting point? (b) What are the magnitude and direction of his resultant displacement?

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Example 1.5 Vector addition
Lee Min Ho walks 1.00 km north and then 2.00 km east on a
horizontal snowfield.
(a) How far north and in what direction is he starting from the
štarting point?
(b) What are the magnitude and direction of his resultant
displacement?

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