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To visit your favorite ice cream shop, you must travel 470
m
west on Main Street and then 980
m
south on Division Street. Suppose you take 46
s
to complete the 470-
m
displacement and 73
s
to complete the 980-
m
displacement.
What is the direction of your average velocity during this 119-second period of time?
Express your answer to two significant figures.
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