crocodiles X and Y start to crawl at the same time wifh equal speeds from a hole to find food. crocodile X starts at 8 m north of east; then goes 10 m 40 degrees S of E; then felt something moving 9 meters North from where it is and moves to it; while crocodile Y went straight from the hole to the moving thing. How far and in what direction did crocodi,e Y move to reach the moving thing? Illustrate the vectors

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crocodiles X and Y start to crawl at the same time wifh equal speeds from a hole to find food. crocodile X starts at 8 m north of east; then goes 10 m 40 degrees S of E; then felt something moving 9 meters North from where it is and moves to it; while crocodile Y went straight from the hole to the moving thing. How far and in what direction did crocodi,e Y move to reach the moving thing? Illustrate the vectors

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