Question

greg is hiking through yosemite national park, but he didnt follow the marked trail. greg thinks he may be lost and must radio for help. using the data for his path find the compass cordinates of his location realtive to his starting position of (0,0)
15m East
5m South
3m North
1m West
13m West
21m east
20m west

Answer 1

total displacement east = east -west \[=(15+21)\text{m}-(1+13+20)\text{m}\]\[=36\text{m}-34\text{m} \]\[=2\text mEast\]

Answer 2

now find the north south displacement
north-south=\[(3-5)\text mNorth\]
\[=(5-3)\text m South\]