6E

The average velocity is the total displacement divided by the time interval.
The total
displacement r is the sum of 3 displacements, each calculated as the product
of a velocity
and a time interval. The _rst has a magnitude of (60:0 km/h)(40:0
min)=(60:0 min/h) =
40:0 km. Its direction is east. If we take the x axis to be toward the east and
the y axis to
be toward the north, then this displacement is r1 = (40:0 i) km.
The second has a magnitude of (60:0 km/h)(20:0 min)=(60:0 min/h) = 20:0
km. Its direction
is 50:0_ east of north, so it may be written r2 = (20:0 sin 50:0_ i + 20:0 cos
50:0_ j)km
= (15:3 i + 12:9 j) km.
The third has a magnitude of (60:0 km/h)(50:0 min)=(60:0 min/h) = 50:0 km.
Its direction
is west, so the displacement may be written r3 = (50 i) km. The total
displacement, in
km, is
r = r1 + r2 + r3
= (40:0 i)km + (15:3 i + 12:9 j)km (50 i)km
= (5:3 i + 12:9 j)km:
The total time for the trip is 40:0 min + 20:0 min + 50:0 min = 110 min =
1:83 h. Divide r
by this interval to obtain an average velocity of _v = 2:89 i + 7:04 j, in km/h.
The average
velocity has a magnitude of 7:61 km/h and is directed 67:7_ north of east.
7E
(a) The magnitude of the dispalcement vector _r is given by
_r = p(21:5 km)2 + (9:70 km)2 + (2:88 km)2 = 23:8km:
Thus _v = _r=_t = (23:8km=3:50 h) = 6:79 km/h:
(b) The angle _ in question is given by
_ = tan1 _ 2:88km
p(21:5 km)2 + (9:70 km)2 _= 6:96_ :