Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 461 miles in a direction 43.8 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 375 miles in a direction 40.0 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?

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Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 461 miles in a direction 43.8 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 375 miles in a direction 40.0 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?

Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 461 miles in a direction 43.8 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel
another distance 375 miles in a direction 40.0 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?
836 miles 83.8 degrees North of West
O 201 miles 25.0 degrees North of East
836 miles 83.8 degrees North of East
562 miles 85.4 degrees North of East
Transcribed Image Text:Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 461 miles in a direction 43.8 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 375 miles in a direction 40.0 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany? 836 miles 83.8 degrees North of West O 201 miles 25.0 degrees North of East 836 miles 83.8 degrees North of East 562 miles 85.4 degrees North of East
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