A man walks 24kmdue north and 7km due west. What is the bearing from the starting point?

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The bearing is 360-θ, where
tanθ = 7/24
what is arctan(7/24) W of N?
d = -7 + 24i = 25km [-73.7o].
-73.7o = 73.7o N. of W. = 106.3o CCW = 16.3o W. of N( The bearing).