A Teacher Sends Her Students on a Treasure Hunt

question 100

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,Jane physics student quickly adds the displacements and walks in a straight line to find the treasure.How far and in what direction does Jane 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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