Round all your answers to the appropriate number of significant digits. Airport B is directly east of Airport A. An airplane flies starting at Airport A in a straight line of 513.3 km. At this point, the airplane is 167.7 km directly north from Airport B. a) What was the direction of the 513.3 km line? b) What is the displacement from Airport A to Airport B?

Round all your answers to the appropriate number of significant digits. Airport B is directly east of Airport A. An airplane flies starting at Airport A in a straight line of 513.3 km. At this point, the airplane is 167.7 km directly north from Airport B. a) What was the direction of the 513.3 km line? b) What is the displacement from Airport A to Airport B?

University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 38P: Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. How far are you from your...

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