Trouble with drawing vector diagrams.

[dinayork]

Homework Statement

Total time 2min, duck travels 22 m 36degree N of E,then 65m E 25degree S.

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The Attempt at a Solution

i understand 36 N of E but what is E 25 degree S.

 

[HallsofIvy]

"E 25 degrees S" is the same as "25 degrees S of E": If "East" is to the right, then "E 25 degrees S" is at an angle 25 degrees below the horizontal. You can interpret "E 25 degrees S" as "first go E then go S until you reach an angle of 25 degrees".

 

[merryjman]

Yes, it's just two different ways of writing vectors. It can be frustrating to new students of vectors. In my school, the math teachers write E25S but I usually write 25 S of E. I'm not sure which is better, sometimes I think I should just do it the way the math teachers do.