5. A hiker travels from camp through the forest. The hiker follows 3 trails and becomes lost. The first is 180 m due west. The second one is 210 m in a direction of 35.0° east of south. The third one is 280 m at 30.0° north of east. What are A) the distance and B) direction the hiker need to walk to return to the camp?

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5. A hiker travels from camp through the forest. The hiker follows 3 trails and becomes lost.
The first is 180 m due west. The second one is 210 m in a direction of 35.00 east of south.
The third one is 280 m at 30.0° north of east. What are A) the distance and B) direction the
hiker need to walk to return to the camp?
Transcribed Image Text:5. A hiker travels from camp through the forest. The hiker follows 3 trails and becomes lost. The first is 180 m due west. The second one is 210 m in a direction of 35.00 east of south. The third one is 280 m at 30.0° north of east. What are A) the distance and B) direction the hiker need to walk to return to the camp?
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The given values with suitable variables are listed below.

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Here, d1 denotes the first trail of the hiker, d2 denotes the second trail of the hiker, and d3 denotes the third trail of the hiker.

The direction of the first trail is due west, the direction of the second trail is 35 degrees east of south, and the direction of the third trail is 30 degrees north of east.

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