Delivery Person

A delivery person starts at the post office, drives 10 km north, then 60 km west, then 3.0 km northeast, and finally 30 km north to stop for lunch.

Assume \(+y\) is to the North, and \(+x\) is to the East.

Determine the following quantities:

Part 1

Find the x component of their net displacement vector.

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Part 2

Find the y component of their net displacement vector.

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Part 3

How far is the shortest path from the post office to the restaurant?

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Part 4

If the delivery person returns from the restaurant to the post office, what is the x component of their displacement vector on this return trip?

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Part 5

If the delivery person returns from the restaurant to the post office, what is the y component of their displacement vector on this return trip?

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Part 6

If the delivery person returns from the restaurant to the post office, what direction is their heading on this return trip? Pay close attention to how the positive direction of the angle is labeled in the input box.

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Please enter in a numeric value in km.

Attribution

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.