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Ch 03: Vectors and Coordinate Systems

Chapter 3, Problem 3

While vacationing in the mountains you do some hiking. In the morning, your displacement is Sₘₒᵣₙᵢₙ₉ = (2000 m, east) + (3000 m, north) +(200 m, vertical). Continuing on after lunch, your displacement is Sₐբₜₑᵣₙₒₒₙ = (1500 m, west) + (2000 m, north) ─ (300 m, vertical). a. At the end of the hike, how much higher or lower are you compared to your starting point?

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