A bug crawls 2.25 m along the base of a wall. Upon reaching a corner, the bugs direction of travel changes from south to west. THe bug that crawls 3.15 m before stopping. What is the magnitude of the bugs displacment?A) 5.40 m. B) 2.72m. C) 3.45 m. D) 3.87 in. E) 4.29 m.

The magnitude of the bugs displacement is 3.87 m

Explanation:

An illustrative diagram for the scenario is given in the attachment below.

In the diagram, the bug's displacement is given by x. The diagram shows a right angle triangle with x as the hypotenuse. We can determine x from the Pythagorean theorem which states that " the square of the hypotenuse equals sum of squares of the other two sides". That is

x² = 2.25² + 3.15²

x² = 5.0625 + 9.9225

x² = 14.985

x = √14.985

x = 3.87 m

Hence, the magnitude of the bugs displacement is 3.87 m.

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