A dog searching for a bone walks 3.50 m south, then 8.20 m at an angle of 30.0 degrees north of east, and finally 15.0 m west. Use graphical techniques to find the dog's resultant displacement vector.
The answer in the back of the book says 7.9 m at 4.3 north of west...

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A dog searching for a bone walks 3.50 m south, then 8.20 m at an angle of 30.0 degrees north of east, and finally 15.0 m west. Use graphical techniques to find the dog's resultant displacement vector. 
The answer in the back of the book says 7.9 m at 4.3 north of west...

goformit100 · Answer

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jt950 · Answer

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jt950 · Answer

x is your answer , apply sine rule / cos rule or any other faster way , try to find it yourself :)

anonymous · Answer

it still makes no sense to me ! please explain ?

anonymous · Answer

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