Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 101 miles in a direction 37.1 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 355 miles in a direction 10.2 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany? If the correct answer doesn't appear among the choices, choose the answer that has the correct distance and angle, even if the direction reference (north of east or north of west) is incorrect. a. 456 miles 47.3 degrees North of West b. 246 miles 46.1 degrees North of West c. 456 miles 47.3 degrees North of East d. 296 miles 24.7 degrees North of West

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Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 101 miles in a direction 37.1 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 355 miles in a direction 10.2 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?

If the correct answer doesn't appear among the choices, choose the answer that has the correct distance and angle, even if the direction reference (north of east or north of west) is incorrect.


a. 456 miles 47.3 degrees North of West
b. 246 miles 46.1 degrees North of West
c. 456 miles 47.3 degrees North of East
d. 296 miles 24.7 degrees North of West

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