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What is the displacement of a cyclist who travels 1 mile north then 1 mile east and finally 1 mile south?
The cyclist ends up 1 mile east of the starting point (unless the cycling takes place near the north or south pole!). So the displacement is 1 mile in an easterly direction.
What is the resultant displacement of someone who runs 5 miles east and 4 miles west?
5 miles minus 4 miles is 1 mile East of the starting point. Displacement is a vector quantity, so it must have magnitude and direction.
Can distance ever be negative?
No. Distance is never negative, and total distance travelled doesn't decrease during a trip. The distance from A to B is the same as the distance from B to A. Displacement, on the other hand, can be negative, and can decrease during a trip. The displacement from A to B is the same magnitude, but opposite sign, as the displacement from B to A. An example would be if you went from your home to a friend's house 1 mile to the east. After you reach your friend's house, you have travelled a distance of 1 mile and your displacement from your starting position is 1 mile. When you come back home from your friends house, you travel a distance of 1 more mile. Your total distance travelled is now 2 miles, but your displacement from your starting location is zero (because you are back where you started.)
How many points are on the globe that you can go 1 mile south 1 mile east and 1 mile north and still end up in the same point you started at?
There is one - the north pole. Note that you could go 1 mile south, 1 mile west, and one mile back north to end up on the north pole where you began your trip.Similarly, you could do the opposite directions from the south pole. Go 1 mile north, then 1 mile east or west, and go 1 mile back south to end up on the south pole again.(Note that moving E or W from a point near the poles involves a curved path rather than a straight line.)No, there are an infinite number. At any point on the circle that is 1+1/(2 x pi) miles from the south pole, you can go 1 mile south, 1 mile west will do a complete circuit of the South pole and get you back to where you were after the South leg, and then 1 mile North will get you back to where you started.And at any point on the circle that is 1 + 1/(4 x pi) miles from the South Pole, you can go 1 mile South, 1 mile west will do 2 laps around the pole, and 1 mile North will take you back to where you started ... etc.
Is a square mile 1 mile by 1 mile?
Yes but also 2 miles by half a mile 10 miles by 1/10th a mile etc
What is the displacement of a cyclist who travels 1 mile north then1 mile east and finally 1 mile south what is it?
1 mile East
What is the displacement of a cyclist who travels 1 mile north then 1 mile east and finally 1 mile south?
The cyclist ends up 1 mile east of the starting point (unless the cycling takes place near the north or south pole!). So the displacement is 1 mile in an easterly direction.
What is the resultant displacement of someone who runs 5 miles east and 4 miles west?
5 miles minus 4 miles is 1 mile East of the starting point. Displacement is a vector quantity, so it must have magnitude and direction.
Where is Pulse Nightclub in Orlando?
The Pulse Nightclub is located on the corner of West Ester Street and South Orange Avenue. It's around half a mile east of I-4 and a bit over a mile south of highway 408. It's northeast of Lake Holden and due south of Lake Cherokee. It's around 3 miles northwest of the Orlando Airport.
How many miles of coast does South Carolina have?
1 mile
What is at 45 degrees north and 76 degrees west?
There's no city there. That point is about 0.81 mile south of Pinery Rd and 1.44 miles east of Rosedale Rd N, 7 miles north-northeast of the center of Smiths Falls, Ontario. It's about 32.7 miles southwest of the center of Ottawa.
The park is 200 miles south of what mile high city?
Denver Colorado is known as the Mile High City.
How many mile from Cleveland to Columbus?
140 miles down I-71 SOUTH.
Where is three mile island?
10 miles South East of Harrisburg, in Middletown
Where abouts in scotland is prestwick?
1 nautical mile northeast of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire and 32 mi from the city centre of Glasgow.
Can a displacement from one point to another be zero yet the distance involves in moving these point be zero?
Yes it is possible. Any body that travels in any particular closed shape (circle, square, triangle etc.) and returns to the point in which it started would have travelled a certain distance but the sum of its displacement would be nil. Example: A body travels in a 1 mile north, then 1 mile west, then one mile south and finally 1 mile east (ie. a square). The body has travelled a distance of 4 miles. The bodys displacement is 0 miles due to it returning to the point in which it started. You can calculate displacement using vectors. For this example assuming east is positive x and north is positive y: north + west + south + east y -x -y +x = 0
How many miles long is Washington DC?
The northeast border with Maryland continues to be 10 miles. When it was first established it was a 10 mile square. The portion donated by Virginia was returned to that State in 1846.
