A hiker decides to go for a walk in the woods. She walks 3 miles south of the cabin, then turns and walks 5 miles in the direction that makes 30 degree angle above the x axis (the axis that faces the east), then turns east for 2 miles (in the direction of the x axis), then turns north for 3 miles and finally 4 miles North-West with an angle of 120 degrees angle above the x axis. How far is the hiker from her cabin? (draw the vectors in the xy coordinate system.

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Problem 4WUE: A hiker walks from (x1, y1) = (4.00 km. 3.00 km) to (x2, y2) = (3.00 km, 6.00 km), (a) What distance...
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 A hiker decides to go for a walk in the woods. She walks 3 miles south of the cabin, then turns and walks 5 miles in the direction that makes 30 degree angle above the x axis (the axis that faces the east), then turns east for 2 miles (in the direction of the x axis), then turns north for 3 miles and finally 4 miles North-West with an angle of 120 degrees angle above the x axis. How far is the hiker from her cabin? (draw the vectors in the xy coordinate system.

 

 

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