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Assignment On Scalars and Vectors

The document presents a series of physics problems involving scalars and vectors, focusing on calculating net displacements and distances in various scenarios. It includes a scuba diver's vertical movements, a person's walk in two dimensions, a delivery man's route, a castaway's journey influenced by wind, and a trapper's path to a lake. Each problem requires graphical methods to determine the resultant displacement vectors and distances from starting points.

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Assignment On Scalars and Vectors

The document presents a series of physics problems involving scalars and vectors, focusing on calculating net displacements and distances in various scenarios. It includes a scuba diver's vertical movements, a person's walk in two dimensions, a delivery man's route, a castaway's journey influenced by wind, and a trapper's path to a lake. Each problem requires graphical methods to determine the resultant displacement vectors and distances from starting points.

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Assignment on Scalars and Vectors

1. A scuba diver makes a slow descent into the depths of the ocean. His vertical position with respect to
a boat on the surface changes several times. He makes the first stop 9.0 m from the boat but has a
problem with equalizing the pressure, so he ascends 3.0 m and then continues descending for another
12.0 m to the second stop. From there, he ascends 4 m and then descends for 18.0 m, ascends again for 7
m and descends again for 24.0 m, where he makes a stop, waiting for his buddy. Assuming the positive
direction up to the surface, express his net vertical displacement vector in terms of the unit vector. What
is his distance to the boat?

2. Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. How far are you from your
starting point and what is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final
position? Use a graphical method.

3. A delivery man starts at the post office, drives 40 km north, then 20 km west, then 60 km northeast,
and finally 50 km north to stop for lunch. Use a graphical method to find his net displacement vector.
4. In an attempt to escape a desert island, a castaway builds a raft and sets out to sea. The wind shifts a
great deal during the day and he is blown along the following directions: 2.50 km and 45.0° north of
west, then 4.70 km and 60.0° south of east, then 1.30 km and 25.0° south of west, then 5.10 km straight
east, then 1.70 km and 5.00° east of north, then 7.20 km and 55.0° south of west, and finally 2.80 km
and 10.0° north of east. Use a graphical method to find the castaway’s final position relative to the island

5. A trapper walks a 5.0-km straight-line distance from his cabin to the lake, as shown in the following
figure. Use a graphical method (the parallelogram
rule) to determine the trapper’s displacement
directly to the east and displacement directly to the
north that sum up to his resultant displacement
vector. If the trapper walked only in directions east
and north, zigzagging his way to the lake, how
many kilometers would he have to walk to get to
the lake?

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