Suppose you walk 14.5 m in a direction exactly 19° south of west then you walk 22 m in a direction exactly 39° west of north. Repeat the problem by finding your distance from the starting point in m, but reverse the order of the two legs of the walk. That is, you first walk leg B, which is 22 m in a direction exactly 39 degrees west of north, and then leg A, which is 14.5 in a direction 19 degrees south of west. Please explain how you got your answer in detail.

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Suppose you walk 14.5 m in a direction exactly 19° south of west then you walk 22 m in a direction exactly 39° west of north.

Repeat the problem by finding your distance from the starting point in m, but reverse the order of the two legs of the walk. That is, you first walk leg B, which is 22 m in a direction exactly 39 degrees west of north, and then leg A, which is 14.5 in a direction 19 degrees south of west. Please explain how you got your answer in detail. 

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