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1-56) An Explorer in The Dense Jungles of Equatorial Africa Leaves Her Hut. She Takes 80 Steps

The explorer leaves her hut and takes three steps: 1) 80 steps southeast 2) 40 steps 60° east of north 3) 50 steps due north The total displacement is 92 steps at an angle of 8.4° north of east. The spelunker follows a cave passage taking three steps: 1) 210m west 2) 180m at 45° east of north 3) 110m at 60° east of south To return to his starting point, the fourth displacement must be 73.4m at 80° south of west.

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1-56) An Explorer in The Dense Jungles of Equatorial Africa Leaves Her Hut. She Takes 80 Steps

The explorer leaves her hut and takes three steps: 1) 80 steps southeast 2) 40 steps 60° east of north 3) 50 steps due north The total displacement is 92 steps at an angle of 8.4° north of east. The spelunker follows a cave passage taking three steps: 1) 210m west 2) 180m at 45° east of north 3) 110m at 60° east of south To return to his starting point, the fourth displacement must be 73.4m at 80° south of west.

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1-56) An explorer in the dense jungles of equatorial Africa leaves her hut.

She takes 80 steps


southeast, then 40 steps 60° east of north, then 50 steps due north. Assume her steps all have
equal length. A.) Draw a sketch, roughly to scale, of the three vectors and their resultant. B.)
Save her from becoming hopelessly lost in the jungle by giving her the displacement method.

Given:
(A) 80 steps, south of East
(B) 40 steps,

600 East of North

(C) 50 steps, North

Component Method

X Y
To compute for Resultant:
A 80sin45 = 80cos45 = -56.568
R=√ ¿ ¿ +56.568

R=√ ¿ ¿ B 40sin60 = 40cos60 = +20


+34.641
R=92 steps
C 0 +50

To compute for angle:


Total 91.2095 steps 13.4315 steps
θ=tan −1 ( 13.43
91.21 )

θ=8.40 , North of East

Final Answer : 92 steps , 8.4° North of East

1.57) A spelunker is surveying a cave. He follows a passage that goes 210m straight west, then
180m in a direction of 45 ° east of north, then 110m at 60° east of south. After a fourth
unmeasured displacement he finds himself back where he started. Use the method of components
to determine the fourth displacement (magnitude and direction). Draw the vector addition
diagram and show that it is in qualitative agreement with your numerical solution.

Given:
(A) 210m, west
(B) 180m,

45 0 , East of North

(C) 110m, 600 , East of South

Component X Y
Method

-A -(-210) 0

-B 180sin45= 180cos45= Since he came back from where


-(+127.279) -(+127.279) he started,

-C -(+95.262) -(-55)

Total (D) -12.542 -72.279


There is no displacement. Hence, R= 0

R= a + b+ c + d

d = - (a +b + c); R = 0

To compute for Resultant: To compute for angle:


Final Answer :
R=√ ¿ ¿ −72.8 73.4 km , 80° South of West

R=√ ¿ ¿
θ=tan −1 ( −12.54 )
R=¿ 73.4m θ=800 ,

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