rocodile X and Y start to crawl at the same time at an equal speed from a hole to find food. crocodile X starts at 8 m NE; then goes 10 m 40o S of E; then felt something moving 9 m N 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 crocodile Y move to reach the moving thing? (Please give the vector illustration)

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crocodile X and Y start to crawl at the same time at an equal speed from a hole to find food. crocodile X starts at 8 m NE; then goes 10 m 40o S of E; then felt something moving 9 m N 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 crocodile Y move to reach the moving thing? (Please give the vector illustration)

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