80 because it should be the same as the other one
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Call the first vector (from HQ to the supply drop) u and the second vector (from supply drop to medics) v. We then want to find w, the vector from the medics to HQ, which corresponds to the vector -(u + v). (This is because u + v is the vector pointing from HQ to the medics; we're talking about the one in the opposite direction.)
Write the vectors in horizontal/vertical component form:
u = (125 km) (cos 235º x + sin 235º y) = (-71.70 x - 102.39 y) km
v = (75 km) (cos 110º x + sin 110º y) = (-25.65 x + 70.48 y) km
Why these angles?
- "55 degrees south of west" is 235º; due west is 180º from the positive horizontal axis, and you add 55º to this
- "20 degrees west of north" is 110º; due north is 90º, so add 20º to this
Add the vectors:
u + v = (-97.35 x - 31.92 y) km
Multiply by -1 to get the vector w:
w = -(u + v) = (97.35 x + 31.92 y) km
The distance covered by this vector is equal to its magnitude:
||w|| = √((97.35 km)^2 + (31.92 km)^2) = 102.45 km
The direction <em>θ</em> is given by
tan<em>θ</em> = (31.92 km)/(97.35 km) ==> <em>θ</em> = 18.15º
To solve for the variables y and x we substitute the second equation into the first meaning that y = -x +2 you substitute y for (-x+2)
so
(-x +2) = x +4
add x to both sides
2 = 2x + 4
subtract 4 from both sides
-2 = 2x
divide by 2
-1 = x
now plug x back into the original equation
y = (-1) + 4
y = 3
and
y = -(-1) + 2
y = 1 +2
y = 3
there you have it x = -1 and y = 3
Hope this helps ;)