Oasis B is 9.0 km due east of oasis A. Starting from oasis A, a camel walks 20 km ina direction 15.0° south of east and then walks 34 km due north. If it is to then walk directly to B, (a) how far and (b) in what direction (relative to the positive x-axis within the range (-180°, 180°)) should it walk? to (n) Units (a) Number Units (b) Number i

Oasis B is 9.0 km due east of oasis A. Starting from oasis A, a camel walks 20 km ina direction 15.0° south of east and then walks 34 km due north. If it is to then walk directly to B, (a) how far and (b) in what direction (relative to the positive x-axis within the range (-180°, 180°)) should it walk? to (n) Units (a) Number Units (b) Number i

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Chapter2: Vectors

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