A trekker covers four successive displacements: east

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Problem

A trekker covers four successive displacements:

4\,\text{km}

east,

3\,\text{km}

south,

2\,\text{km}

west and

1\,\text{km}

north. Which vector represents the single displacement that will bring the trekker straight back to the starting point? (a)

2\hat{i}-2\hat{j}\,\text{km}

(b)

-4\hat{i}+3\hat{j}\,\text{km}

(c)

-2\hat{i}+2\hat{j}\,\text{km}

(d)

2\hat{i}+2\hat{j}\,\text{km}