A delivery drone flies along a straight east–west route
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane
Problem
A delivery drone flies along a straight east–west route, starting at point A (x=0) and ending at point D after five legs of flight:
(a) Express each of the five displacements in meters, assigning algebraic signs that correspond to an east-positive axis.
(b) Determine the drone’s final position relative to point A. Give your answer as a signed value and state the magnitude and direction.
(c) Calculate the total distance the drone travels during the five-leg route.
(d) Using your result from part (b) and the given flight time, compute the magnitude and direction of the drone’s average velocity for the whole trip. Show all steps in your reasoning.