Chapter 3: Q19P (page 57)
In a game of lawn chess, where pieces are moved between the centers of squares that are each 1.00m on edge, a knight is moved in the following way: (1) two squares forward, one square rightward; (2) two squares leftward, one square forward; (3) two squares forward, one square leftward. What are (a) the magnitude and (b) the angle (relative to 鈥渇orward鈥) of the knight鈥檚 overall displacement for the series of three moves?
Short Answer
a) Magnitude of the knight鈥檚 overall displacement is 5.39m
b) Angle of the knight鈥檚 overall displacement is
