Answer:
d = 3.5*10^4 m
Explanation:
In order to calculate the displacement of the airplane you need only the information about the initial position and final position of the airplane. THe initial position is at the origin (0,0,0) and the final position is given by the following vector:
[tex]\vec{r}=(1.21*10^3\hat{i}+3.45*10^4\hat{j})m[/tex]
The displacement of the airplane is obtained by using the general form of the Pythagoras theorem:
[tex]d=\sqrt{(x-x_o)^2+(y-y_o)^2}[/tex] (1)
where x any are the coordinates of the final position of the airplane and xo and yo the coordinates of the initial position. You replace the values of all variables in the equation (1):
[tex]d=\sqrt{(1.12*10^3-0)^2+(3.45*10^4-0)^2}=3.45*10^4m[/tex]
hence, the displacement of the airplane is 3.45*10^4 m
