A beetle starts from the origin O and crawls straight to the point P whose…

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Vector Algebra · Vector Algebra

Problem

A beetle starts from the origin O and crawls straight to the point P whose coordinates are

(5\,\text{cm},\,-12\,\text{cm})

in the

xy

-plane. (i) Write the displacement vector

\Delta\mathbf r

in component form. (ii) Find the magnitude of

\Delta\mathbf r