Question

Mary walked south, then east, what is the direction of her displacement?

Answer 1

a. South
b. NE
c. SE
d. East

Answer 2

she went south first, then walked east so it should be south of east. so C

Answer 3

ok that makes sense thank you!

Answer 4

np!

Answer 5

All examples above show going south then east.
Look at the resultant direction in each case in the figure below.

Answer 6

Each one of the resultants is diagonally down to the right between south and east, so I'd call it southeast.

Answer 7

thanks! i would too.