Treasure Hunt: Adding Vectors for Displacement

  • Thread starter Thread starter shimmer71
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Addition Vectors
AI Thread Summary
The discussion revolves around calculating the displacement components from a treasure map's instructions. Participants are tasked with finding the northward and eastward displacement magnitudes after following specific directions: walking east, then northwest, and finally north. The importance of showing prior attempts at solving the problem is emphasized to facilitate better guidance. The conversation encourages collaboration and sharing of methods to arrive at the solution. Overall, the focus is on applying vector analysis to determine displacement in specified directions.
shimmer71
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
You are on a treasure hunt and your map says "Walk due east for 52 paces, then walk 29.6° north of west for 44 paces, and finally walk due north for 25 paces."
(a) What is the magnitude of the component of your displacement in the direction due north?
b) What is the magnitude of the component of your displacement in the direction due east?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
what have you done on this problem
 
You are expected to try! Show us what you have tried already and we will know better what hints will help you.
 

Thread 'Struggling to understand the concept of this question (ice cube in water optics question)'

TL;DR Summary: I came across this question from a Sri Lankan A-level textbook. Question - An ice cube with a length of 10 cm is immersed in water at 0 °C. An observer observes the ice cube from the water, and it seems to be 7.75 cm long. If the refractive index of water is 4/3, find the height of the ice cube immersed in the water. I could not understand how the apparent height of the ice cube in the water depends on the height of the ice cube immersed in the water. Does anyone have an...
View full post »
Thread 'Variable mass system : water sprayed into a moving container'

Thread 'Variable mass system : water sprayed into a moving container'

Starting with the mass considerations #m(t)# is mass of water #M_{c}# mass of container and #M(t)# mass of total system $$M(t) = M_{C} + m(t)$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{dM(t)}{dt} = \frac{dm(t)}{dt}$$ $$P_i = Mv + u \, dm$$ $$P_f = (M + dm)(v + dv)$$ $$\Delta P = M \, dv + (v - u) \, dm$$ $$F = \frac{dP}{dt} = M \frac{dv}{dt} + (v - u) \frac{dm}{dt}$$ $$F = u \frac{dm}{dt} = \rho A u^2$$ from conservation of momentum , the cannon recoils with the same force which it applies. $$\quad \frac{dm}{dt}...
View full post »

Similar threads

Map question involving vectors (find the angle)
Replies
13
Views
2K
Overall displacement vector from a walking trip....
Replies
19
Views
8K
Trouble with basic Vector Addition Problem
Replies
5
Views
2K
Displacement -0.25i + 14.7j from Origin: Final Displacement
Replies
4
Views
2K
Treasure Map Vector Help: Solving Directions and Distance for Buried Treasure
Replies
1
Views
4K
Direction of Resultant Displacement
Replies
1
Views
3K
How to Calculate the Bird's Net Displacement Using Vector Addition?
Replies
3
Views
1K
Total work of a directional wind on a mailman
Replies
5
Views
1K
Needs clarity on this displacement vector diagram
Replies
3
Views
999
What is the displacement and average velocity of a classic car in a road rally?
Replies
1
Views
2K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top