Your dog is running around the grass in your back yard. he undergoes successive displacements 3.20 m south, 8.34 m northeast, and 13.0 m west. what is the resultant displacement? (take the +x direction to be east.)

The displacement of the dog is and the direction of resultant displacement is north of west.

Further Explanation:

The dog moves across the lawn as shown in figure. The dog moves from the point . The final displacement of the dog will be the distance .

As the dog moves in a straight line from A to B, the displacement of the dog in the direction will be from its initial position. Now, the dog turns and moves along the north-east direction and covers a distance of .

The displacement of dog from point B to C in the horizontal direction is:

The displacement of dog from point B to C in the vertical direction is:

Now from point C, the dog moves horizontally towards the point D and covers a distance of in the respective direction.

So the final displacement of the dog in the horizontal direction from its initial position is:

Displacement of the dog in the vertical direction from its initial position is:

Thus, the magnitude of total displacement of the dog from initial position is:

The direction of displacement of the dog from its initial position is:

Thus, the displacement of the dog is and the direction of resultant displacement is north of west.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Physics

Chapter: Distance and Displacement

Keywords:  Dog is running, grass, in your backyard, successive displacements, 3.60m south, 8.46m north east, 15.6 m west, resultant displacement, horizontal direction, vertical direction.