A Teacher Sends Her Students on a Treasure Hunt

question 32

Multiple Choice

A teacher sends her students on a treasure hunt. She gives the following instructions: 1. Walk 300 m north
2. Walk 400 m northwest
3. Walk 700 m east-southeast and the treasure is buried there.
As all the other students walk off following the instructions, Joe physics student quickly adds the displacements and walks in a straight line to find the treasure. How far and in what direction does Joe need to walk?

• A)187 m in a direction 67.3° north of east
• B)481 m in a direction 40.9° north of east
• C)399 m in a direction 52.5° north of east
• D)284 m in a direction 28.2° west of north
• E)The treasure position cannot be reached in one straight walk.

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