a girl delivering newspaper cover her route by traveling 3.25 blocks west, 3.00 blocks north and then 5.75 blocks east.  a. what is her resultant displacement?  magnitude -----blocks  direction ----north of east  b. what is the total distance she travels?  blocks

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Problem 1PE: Find the following for path A in Figure 3.54: (a) the total distance traveled, and (b) the magnitude...
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a girl delivering newspaper cover her route by traveling 3.25 blocks west, 3.00 blocks north and then 5.75 blocks east. 

a. what is her resultant displacement? 

magnitude -----blocks 

direction ----north of east 

b. what is the total distance she travels? 

blocks 

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