Solve the following problem using analytical techniques: Suppose you walk 15.5 m straight west and then 24.5 m straight north. How far are you from your starting point, and what is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final position? (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below, then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B. Give the direction in degrees north of west.) magnitude direction B A R Ө m A+B=R X o north of west W N S E

Solve the following problem using analytical techniques: Suppose you walk 15.5 m straight west and then 24.5 m straight north. How far are you from your starting point, and what is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final position? (If you represent the two legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B, as in the figure below, then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A + B. Give the direction in degrees north of west.) magnitude direction B A R Ө m A+B=R X o north of west W N S E

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