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Homework Statement
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A hiker walks 8.33 km 30 degrees N of E then 4.97 km 45 degrees N of W and finally 7.32 km 60 degrees S of E. How far and in what direction is the hiker from the original position (A) to (B)
Homework Equations
Not sure if any, I used Law of Sines and Cosines
The Attempt at a Solution
As you can see in the picture, I subtracted 4.97 km from 7.32 km to get 2.35 km, I did this because N of W and S of E are opposites, not sure of right on that part though. So then I get a triangle with lenghts 8.33, and 2.35, and an angle of 30, Using Law of Sines
[itex]\stackrel{8.33}{sin(30)}[/itex] = [itex]\stackrel{2.35}{sin(b)}[/itex]
which gives B = 8.10898 degrees,
angles A B and C have to add up to 180 so C is 141.891
Law of Cosines is
c = [itex]\sqrt{8.33^2 + 2.35^2 - 2(8.33*2.35)cos141.891}[/itex] = 10.2819 km
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