A = 15m due West To get from one office to another in a company, a man travels as follows: B = 25 m, 53° East of North C = 20m due East Which of the following is the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector? A 27.6 m, 59 degree East of North B) No Answer © 29.2 m, 31 degree East of North 27.6 m, 59 degree North of East E) 29.2 m, 31 degree North of East

A = 15m due West To get from one office to another in a company, a man travels as follows: B = 25 m, 53° East of North C = 20m due East Which of the following is the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector? A 27.6 m, 59 degree East of North B) No Answer © 29.2 m, 31 degree East of North 27.6 m, 59 degree North of East E) 29.2 m, 31 degree North of East

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section1.8: Some Properties Of Vectors

Problem 1.4QQ

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