Answer:
21 m
Explanation:
Since the displacement from the door is 2 m West, we have our vector as -2i. The vector representing 14.0 m South is -14.0j. The vector representing 25.0 m East is 25.0i. The vector representing 11.0 m North is 11.0j. And, the vector representing 2.0 m West is -2.0i.
So, to get our position vector at the other location, we add all the vectors together.
So, r = -2i + (-14.0j) + 25.0i + 11.0j - 2i
= -4i + 25.0i - 14.0j + 11.0j
= 21.0i -3j m
Now, if we assume the position vector for the door is at the origin, we have r₀ = 0i + 0j m
So, our displacement from the door is r - r₀ = 21.0i - 3.0j - (0i + 0j) = 21.0i - 3.0j
So, the magnitude of the resultant displacement |r - r₀| = √(21.0² + 3.0²)
= 3.0√(7.0² + 1)
= 3.0√(49 + 1)
= 3.0√50
= 3.0 × 7.0711
= 21.2
≅ 21 m to the nearest integer