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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 3, Problem 7P

A plane flies from base camp to lake A, a distance of 280 km at a direction of 20.0° north of east. After dropping off supplies, the plane flies to lake B, which is 190 km and 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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