Jarrod walked 3 miles due north before turning left and walking 3.5 miles due west. He turned again and returned to his starting

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o-na [289]

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Jarrod walked 3 miles due north before turning left and walking 3.5 miles due west. He turned again and returned to his starting

point by walking a straight path. What was the angle of the last turn? Round to the nearest degree.

Mathematics

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Ganezh [65] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-10T17:21:06+03:00

Ganezh [65]2 years ago

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See the attached figure

t<span>he angle of the last turn was angle alfa in the point C
tan(alfa)=3/3.5=0.8571
alfa=arctan(0.8581)=40.60</span>°
<span>Round to the nearest degree---------> alfa=41</span>°

the answer is 41°