2. A surveyor surveys an unknown cave. She follows a passage 180m straight west, then 210m in a direction 45° E of S, and then 280m at 30° E of N. What is the surveyor's displacement? How far did she travel after the first 3 displacements?

2. A surveyor surveys an unknown cave. She follows a passage 180m straight west, then 210m in a direction 45° E of S, and then 280m at 30° E of N. What is the surveyor's displacement? How far did she travel after the first 3 displacements?

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