Answer to Question #258114 in Physics for Jonel

Question

A knight on a chessboard is moved three squares to the right and two square forward. What ia the displacement of the knight if thw length of one side of the square is 4 cm? (Assumethat the knight always placed at the center of the square). Use Phythagorean theorem in finding the resultant vector.

Answer 1

$$D=\sqrt{3^2+2^2}(4)=14.4\ cm$$