Question

@zepdrix Hey, one more question for you from the problem you help me with. If the sail boat had traveled in a straight line from its initial starting point to its final end point what would the distance be traveled?

Answer 1

so what exactly should I be adding? just the magnitude?

Answer 2

In a straight line?
Yesss that sounds right :)
Magnitude would be the displacement in that case.

Answer 3

Ok so its just like tail to tail addition instead of |A+B+C|

Answer 4

@cj49 not at all. very relevant actually

Answer 5

I dunno >.< Where is the actual question?

I was imagining that you meant something like...
a boat travels in some direction, some distance, we'll call it vector A.
So the distance he traveled is simply |A|.

Where is the question? :U
Where these boats at?

Answer 6

:D

Answer 7

Do I factor in direction?

Answer 8

ok hold on.

Answer 9

A travels 1000m north. B travels 500m 25degrees south of west and C travels 250m 60degrees east of south

Answer 10

didn't we already do that one? >.<

Answer 11

yeah it was an extra question

Answer 12

So the question is..... mmm confusing 0_o

A, B and C represent a single boat moving?
So the straight line to it's end point would just be the magnitude of the resultant, yes?So they're saying, if instead of taking this path... he instead had...

Answer 13

yeah

Answer 14

This path, straight to his end point