An airplane flies with a displacement vector ř. If the x-component of the plane is 132 km West and the y-component of the plane is 129 km South, what is the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector 7? (Specify the direction with respect to the negative x axis).

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2. An airplane flies with a displacement vector r. If the x-component of the plane
is 132 km West and the y-component of the plane is 129 km South, what is the
magnitude and direction of the resultant vector r? (Specify the direction with
respect to the negative x axis).
Transcribed Image Text:2. An airplane flies with a displacement vector r. If the x-component of the plane is 132 km West and the y-component of the plane is 129 km South, what is the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector r? (Specify the direction with respect to the negative x axis).
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