Question

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Nolan is standing on the 50 yard line of a football field. He throws a football south (parallel to the 50 yard line) 19 m to Henry; who then kicks it to the east (perpendicular to the 50 yard line) 13 m down the field to Javier. Draw a diagram (using arrows) to show the movement of the ball from player to player. Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the displacement (hypotenuse).

Answer 1

Answer:

  Net displacement by applying Pythagorean theorem = 23.02 meter

Explanation:

   The below figure shows the arrangement, first Nolan throws a football south 19 m to Henry, and then Henry kicks it to the east 13 m down the field to Javier.

    So the Pythagorean theorem to find the displacement can be applied in the below figure,

      Displacement = $\sqrt{19^2+13^2} = \sqrt{530} =23.02 meter$

Net displacement by applying Pythagorean theorem = 23.02 meter.