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A field mouse trying to escape a hawk runs east for 6.0m , darts southeast for...

A field mouse trying to escape a hawk runs east for 6.0m , darts southeast for 4.0m , then drops 1.0m down a hole into its burrow.

What is the magnitude of the net displacement of the mouse?

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Lets solve the horizontal vector first.
A^2 + B^2 = C^2

sqrt of 6^2 + 4^2 = 7.21 m

Now the vertical component

sqrt of 7.21 ^2 + 1^2 = 7.28 m

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