Calculating Change in Velocity of Ball from E to S

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Homework Statement


The initial velocity of a ball is 1.0 m/s East (E). The final velocity is 1.0 m/s South (S). The change in the velocity of the ball is?


Homework Equations



(x^2+y^2)^.5

The Attempt at a Solution


would it simply be 1.4 southeast?
 
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rl.bhat said:
You are asked to find the change in the velocity, vf - vi. -vi points toward west. So the resultant velocity points towards...?

southwest?