While following directions on a treasure map, a person walks 45.0m south, then turns and walks 7.50 m east. Which single straight-line displacement could the treasure hunter have walked to reach the same spot? O 45.6 m at 9.5° south of east O 52.5 m at 21° east of south O 45.6 m at 9.5° east of south O 45.6 m at 21° south of east

While following directions on a treasure map, a person walks 45.0m south, then turns and walks 7.50 m east. Which single straight-line displacement could the treasure hunter have walked to reach the same spot? O 45.6 m at 9.5° south of east O 52.5 m at 21° east of south O 45.6 m at 9.5° east of south O 45.6 m at 21° south of east

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While following directions on a treasure map, a person walks 45.0 m south, then turns
and walks 7.50 m east. Which single straight-line displacement could the treasure hunter
have walked to reach the same spot?
45.6 m at 9.5° south of east
52.5 m at 21° east of south
O 45.6 m at 9.5° east of south
O 45.6 m at 21° south of east

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