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draw the triangle, verify the distances.
A hummingbird flies 2.7 m along a straight path at a height of 5.3 m above the ground. Upon spotting a flower below, the hummingbird drops directly downward 1.8 m to hover in front of the flower. a) What is the magnitude of the hummingbird’s total displacement? Answer in units of m.
How many degrees below the horizontal is this total displacement? Answer in units of ◦.
How would you go about the first part and how would the second part be completed?
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