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An explorer walks 22 km north, then 47 km at 55o south of east. what is her resultant displacement?

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Vertical components

22 - 47 sin 55 = - 16.5 km

Horizontal components

47 cos 55 = 26.96

Use Pythagorean Theorem

d^2 = (-16.5)^2 + 26.96^2

d = 31.6 km

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