Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 475 miles in a direction 21.5 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 386 miles in a direction 40.2 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany? 621 miles 67.3 degrees North of East 861 miles 61.7 degrees North of East 448 miles 70.8 degrees North of East 861 miles 61.7 degrees North of West

Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 475 miles in a direction 21.5 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 386 miles in a direction 40.2 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany? 621 miles 67.3 degrees North of East 861 miles 61.7 degrees North of East 448 miles 70.8 degrees North of East 861 miles 61.7 degrees North of West

An Introduction to Physical Science

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305079137

Author:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Publisher:James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres

Chapter1: Measurement

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