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Homework Statement
What is your final displacement if you walk 3 blocks east, then 4 blocks north?
7 blocks, northeast
5 blocks, 53degrees N of E
5 blocks, 53degrees E of N
1 block, north
Homework Equations
square root of 3^2 + 4^2 = square root of 25 d= 5 blocks
arctan (4/3) = 53 degrees
The Attempt at a Solution
5 blocks. would it be 53 degrees E of N or N of E? and why would it be?
I think it would be 5 blocks E of N because you're walking east then north? could you please explain if that's correct and if it's not then why?