A student bikes to school by traveling first dN = 0.800 miles north, then dW = 0

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A student bikes to school by traveling first dN = 0.800 miles north, then dW = 0.500 miles west, and finally dS = 0.100 miles south. Take the north direction as the positive y direction and east as positive x. The origin is still where the student starts biking. Let d N be the displacement vector corresponding to the first leg of the student's trip. Express d N in component form. Express your answer as two numbers separated by a comma (e.g., 1.0,2.0). By convention, the x component is written first.

Explanation / Answer

given dN= 0.8 miles north

x component is 0 (zero)

and y component is 0.8 miles

i,e displace vector corresponding to the first leg of the student's trip is (0,0.8) miles

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