3. The SW corner of a football field is selected as the origin of a rectangular coordinate system. A football is placed on the field at (x, y) = (35.1 m,69.4 m). How long would it take a student, walking at a speed of 2.29 m/s directly from the corner towards the football, to reach it?

3. The SW corner of a football field is selected as the origin of a rectangular coordinate system. A football is placed on the field at (x, y) = (35.1 m,69.4 m). How long would it take a student, walking at a speed of 2.29 m/s directly from the corner towards the football, to reach it?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

Problem 3PP

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