A plane flies from base camp to Lake A, 340 km away in the direction 20.0° north of east. After dropping off supplies it flies to Lake B, which is 210 km at 30.0° west of north from Lake A. Graphically determine the distance and direction from Lake B to the base camp.

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anonymous · Answer

Sorry, can you clarify what is 'north of east' and 'west of north' because it is confusing. Why don't you try N20.0'E or north-east 20.0'

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1317555318655:dw|Add the two vectors together.  But first you have to convert them from polar to rectangular coordinates.  Then convert the result back to polar coordinates to get the magnitude and direction.