A drone flies 200 m due south and then ascends vertically 50 m

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A drone flies 200 m due south and then ascends vertically 50 m. Take the positive

x

-axis to be east, the positive

y

-axis to be north and the positive

z

-axis to be upward. (i) Write the components of the resultant displacement vector in

\hat{i},\hat{j},\hat{k}

form. (ii) Find the magnitude of this resultant displacement.