A map suggests that Atlanta is 730 miles in a direction 5.00° north of east from Dallas. The same map shows that Chicago is 560 miles in a direction 21.0° west of north from Atlanta. The figure below shows the location of these three cities. Modeling the Earth as flat, use this information to find the displacement from Dallas to Chicago. magnitude 334.15 direction 52.27 Chicago Dallas 560 mi x mil X north of east of Dallas -21.0⁰° 730 mi Atlanta 5.00°

A map suggests that Atlanta is 730 miles in a direction 5.00° north of east from Dallas. The same map shows that Chicago is 560 miles in a direction 21.0° west of north from Atlanta. The figure below shows the location of these three cities. Modeling the Earth as flat, use this information to find the displacement from Dallas to Chicago. magnitude 334.15 direction 52.27 Chicago Dallas 560 mi x mil X north of east of Dallas -21.0⁰° 730 mi Atlanta 5.00°

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A map suggests that Atlanta is 730 miles in a direction 5.00° north of east from Dallas. The same map shows that Chicago is 560 miles in a direction 21.0° west of north from Atlanta. The figure below shows the
location of these three cities. Modeling the Earth as flat, use this information to find the displacement from Dallas to Chicago.
magnitude 334.15
direction
52.27
Chicago
Dallas
560 mi
730 mi
X mi
Xnorth of east of Dallas
5.00
21.0°
Atlanta

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