A particle undergoes three successive displacements in a plane, as follows: d1, 5.47 m southwest; then d2, 5.92 m east; and finally d3, 5.04 m in a direction 52.0 degrees north of east. Choose a coordinate system with the y axis pointing north and the x axis pointing east.
What are (a) the x component and (b) the y component of d1?
What are (c) the x component and (d) the y component of d2?
What are (e) the x component and (f) the y component of d3?
What are (g) the x component, (h) the y component, and (i) the magnitude of the particle's net displacement?
(j) If the particle is to return directly to the starting point, how far should it move?

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