Captain left his house to drive to the gym 12km east of his house. after working out, he went to fetch his son from school 8.0km, 77 W of S. A. How far in total did he travel for the entire trip? B. What is the magnitude of the resultant vector of Captain wing? C. What is the direction of the resultant vector of Captain Wing?

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Captain left his house to drive to the gym 12km east of his house. after working out, he went to fetch his son from school 8.0km, 77 W of S. A. How far in total did he travel for the entire trip? B. What is the magnitude of the resultant vector of Captain wing? C. What is the direction of the resultant vector of Captain Wing?
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