Marcus lives on the corner of 10th Ave and W 46th Street in Manhattan. He wants to make a nice birthday dinner for his daughter, but he has to run out to the store to get a few ingredients. Unfortunately, there is nowhere in his neighborhood that sells some of them. He finally finds a store in Lenox Hill that is 8 blocks east and 24 blocks north. Calculate the magnitude and direction of his resultant displacement vector.

Sasha has just gotten a new job in a nearby city. after comparison shopping, she found that renting a nice two-bedroom apartment would cost around $800 per month. her utilities would cost about $150 per month. sasha has enough money saved for a down payment, and she found that she can buy a three-bedroom house or condo with a mortgage payment of $1,000 per month, including taxes and homeowner's insurance. her utilities would cost about $200 per month. what is the advantage of buying the house over renting the apartment?