Explanation Given Info : The hurricane is moving 3 h at 41 km/h , then 123 km at 60 ° North of west from island. In the next, it travels 37.5 km due to North. Explanation : The x component of the total travel distance, x = [ ( − 123 km ) cos ( 60 ) ] = − 61.5 km The y component of the total travel distance, y = [ ( 123 km ) sin ( 60 ) ] + [ ( 37

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