Pythagorean Theorem to find the resultant

[missie]

A man walks 5 blocks east, then turns 10 blocks north, then walks 5 more block east.

Total displacement____?

is it...

10^2 + 10^2 = c^2

(Square root 200)=c^2

14.14 = c^2

is this right?

 

[bassplayer142]

Yes. Try to think of the paths as vectors where you can rearrange them how you choose.

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/Class/vectors/u3l1b.html