Question

A bus travels 8.4 miles east

and then 14.7 miles north.
What is the magnitude of the
bus' resultant vector?
Hint: Draw a vector diagram.
[?] miles
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Using Pythagorean Theorem for right triangles

Resultant ^2 = 8.4^2 + 14.7^2

resultant = 16.93 miles