Question

In order to hike around a portion of Lake Allatoona, a tour guide determines that he must take his group 150 m east, 60 m north, then 75 m west. What is the displacement of the tour group from its initial to final position on opposite sides of the lake?

Answer 1

Answer:

100 meters, 54.5 East of North or 125.5 North of East.

Explanation:

Try drawing it out to get a better visual. Make sure that when you draw the arrows that you make a scale (for example: 1 cm = 10 meters). After drawing it out, draw a line from the origin/starting point and connect it to the end point from the "75 m west" arrow. Then, measure the line you drew and convert it back into meters. Lastly, measure the angle.