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A hiker walks 25.5 km from her base camp at 35Degrees south of east. On the second day, she walks 41.0 km in a direction 65Degrees north of east, at which point she discovers a forest rangers tower. Determine the magnitude and direction of her resultant displacement between the base camp and the rangers tower.
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