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KM 33 - 1 KM 00 - 2 45 Cos KM 50 - 3 KM 80 - 5
KM 33 - 1 KM 00 - 2 45 Cos KM 50 - 3 KM 80 - 5
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The third leg must have taken the sailor east a distance
45 ( 2.00 km ) =1.33 km
( 3.5 km ) sin 45
The magnitude of the displacement is
= ( 2.47 km )
( 12..34 37 ) =
east of north. A more precise answer will require retaining extra significant figures in the intermediate calculations.