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A person walks 4.0 miles east and then makes a 50° turn to the right and walks another 2.0 miles. How far is she from her starting point?
10 years ago

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Damon
east distance = x = 4 + 2 cos 50
south distance = y = -2 sin 50

d = sqrt ( x^2 + y^2 )
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