Given that,
Distance in south-west direction = 250 km
Projected angle to east = 60°
East component = ?
since,
cos ∅ = base/hypotenuse
base= hyp * cos ∅
East component = 250 * cos 60°
East component = 125 km
Answer:
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hope this helps :)
I think b is the right one