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What are the magnitude Δ? and angle ? of the change in velocity if the initial velocity is 15.0 m/s south and the final velocity is 70.0 m/s west? Let the angle ? be measured relative to the east direction (e.g., ?=90∘ means Δ? points north, ?=180∘ means Δ? points west, etc.).
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