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A car starts from the origin and travels 7.23 m in the direction 42.74 degrees south of west. Then the car travels 3.37 meters north How far must the car travel (in meters) to return to the origin?

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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Problem 55P: Vector A has a magnitude of 29 units and points in the positive y-direction. When vector B is added...

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