A student bikes to school by traveling first dN = 1.00 miles north, then dw = 0.

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A student bikes to school by traveling first dN = 1.00 miles north, then dw = 0.500 miles west, and finally ds = 0.200 miles south. You will now find the same quantity algebraically, without the need to use much geometry. Take the north direction as the positive y direction and east as positive x. The origin is still where the student starts biking. Let dN be the displacement vector corresponding to the first leg of the student's trip. Express dN rightarrow 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

1 mile in +y direction 0 in x direction hence component is (0,1)

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