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The problem involves a scenario where an individual describes a sequence of movements in a two-dimensional space, specifically in a physics context related to displacement and direction. The original poster presents two parts to the question, focusing on the final distance and direction from the starting point after a series of movements, as well as a comparison of different movement sequences.

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  • Participants discuss the need to clarify the movements described and suggest drawing the path to visualize the problem better. There is mention of using vectors to represent the movements and considering the geometric implications of the walk.

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Some participants have provided guidance on how to approach the problem, including suggestions to draw the movements and consider vector addition. There is an ongoing exploration of how the order of movements affects the final position, with no explicit consensus reached yet.

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Participants note the importance of showing work and adhering to forum guidelines for homework posts. There is an emphasis on understanding the problem setup and the implications of the movements described.

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you may act for an early morning walk. your may work 5m south and 12m east suppose you decided to walk further and go 4m south east and 6m west

A.) how far are you from starting point and roughly in what direction?

B.)Would you have gotten the same spot had you taken the steps in this order 12m east 4m southwest , 5m south , 6m west


hope you can help me guys :D ... thank you ^_^
 
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deveranicco said:
you may act for an early morning walk. your may work 5m south and 12m east suppose you decided to walk further and go 4m south east and 6m west

Perhaps this should be, "You go for an early morning walk. Your walk goes 5m south and 12m east of your starting point. Suppose you decided to walk further and go 4m southeast and 6m west after the first part of your walk."

A.) how far are you from starting point and roughly in what direction?

B.)Would you have gotten the same spot had you taken the steps in this order 12m east 4m southwest , 5m south , 6m west


hope you can help me guys :D ... thank you ^_^

The best thing to do is draw the various parts of the walk on a piece of paper. It will be easier to keep track.
 
This can be done by writing vectors for each phase of the walk and adding the vectors or by thinking of the walk as creating a series of triangles.
 

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