Arabbit trying to escape a fox runs north for 8.0 m, darts northwest for 1.0 m, then drops 1.0 m down a hole into its burrow. what is the magnitude of the net displacement of the rabbit? sketch it.

9.61 m

Explanation:

d1 = 8 m north

d2 = 1 m north west

d3 = 1 m vertically down

Write the displacements in vector form

The resultant displacement is given by

The magnitude of displacement is given by

d =

d = 9.61 m

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