A hiking girl needs to go 59.3 km straight North to get to base camp, instead the compass confuses her and she travels 33.208 km at a 4.9° deflection East from straight North.  Then she realizes what she has done and so guesses an angle of 18.4° deflection West of straight North and then hikes 46.254 km.  What is the magnitude of her displacement from where she is now located to base camp. (put your answer is standard units)

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A hiking girl needs to go 59.3 km straight North to get to base camp, instead the compass confuses her and she travels 33.208 km at a 4.9° deflection East from straight North.  Then she realizes what she has done and so guesses an angle of 18.4° deflection West of straight North and then hikes 46.254 km.  What is the magnitude of her displacement from where she is now located to base camp. (put your answer is standard units)

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