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OpenStudy (hy123):

A boat in clam sea travels 16km west and 50 km south. Find the distance and direction the trip relative to the south.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we can fin the distance, x, in several ways: using pythagorean theorem, trig functions... what do you prefer? |dw:1342997889242:dw|

OpenStudy (hy123):

Ahh thanks.

OpenStudy (hy123):

I got it from here. But what would the direction be?

OpenStudy (hy123):

south west?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok.. the instructions said relative to the south direction... that would be your "initial" side...|dw:1342998128375:dw|

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