A particle moves from point A having coordinates to point B having coordinates .

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion in a Plane · Motion in a Plane

Problem

A particle moves from point A having coordinates

(-2,5)\,\text{m}

to point B having coordinates

(6,-3)\,\text{m}

. (a) Find the components of the displacement vector

\Delta \mathbf{r}

. (b) Calculate the magnitude of the displacement. (c) Determine the angle that the displacement makes with the positive

x

–axis, giving the answer correct to the nearest degree.