Answer:
The hiker had an easy, level trail from 11:00-12:00 and was able to travel the fastest during that time period.
Explanation:
Understanding
- The trip has four stages, one in each cardinal directions
- Each stage lasts only 1 hour, but the distance traveled is different
Displacement in East = Distance traveled in east - Distance traveled in west
Displacement in East = 2 - 1 = 1 mile
Displacement in south = Distance traveled in south - Distance traveled in north
Displacement in south = 4 - 3 = 1 mile
Total Displacement = [tex]\sqrt{1^{2} +1^{2}[/tex]
Total displacement = [tex] \sqrt{2}= 1.41 miles[/tex]
Analysis
- The hiker ended up in the same place that he started.
No, of course not. The biker at the end of the journey have a net displacement of 1.41 miles in the south-east direction
- The hiker got tired and walked the slowest from 1:00-2:00.
No, the hiker walked slowest from 12:00-1:00
- The hiker stopped for lunch from 11:00-12:00 and that slowed him down.
No, the hiker walked fastest from 11:00-12:00
- The hiker had an easy, level trail from 11:00-12:00 and was able to travel the fastest during that time period.
Yes, the hiker walked fasteset from 11:00-12:00,