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You start off on a hike and walk 25km in a direction 30 degrees South of West followed by 30km to the North. What is the direction from your starting point to your destination?

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Problem 1WUE: Math Review Convert the following numbers to scientific notation. (a) 568 017 (b) 0.000 309

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