Starting from his nest, Sam the bird flies (level flight) in a straight line for 17 m at 65 ° north of east, and then in another straight line for 10 m due south, at which point he comes to rest on a power line. Back at the nest, Samantha (Sam's mate) flies in a straight line directly form the nest to where Sam is on the power line. i) How far does Samantha have to fly to meet up with Sam? a) 7.0 m b) 7.5 m c) 8.0 m d) 8.5 m e) 9.0 m

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Starting from his nest, Sam the bird flies (level flight) in a straight line for 17 m at 65 ° north of east, and then in another straight line for 10 m due south, at which point he comes to rest on a power line.  Back at the nest, Samantha (Sam's mate) flies in a straight line directly form the nest to where Sam is on the power line.

i) How far does Samantha have to fly to meet up with Sam? 

a) 7.0 m
b) 7.5 m
c) 8.0 m
d) 8.5 m
e) 9.0 m
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