Solved: An explorer is caught in a white out (in which the
Chapter , Problem 20(choose chapter or problem)
An explorer is caught in a whiteout (in which the snowfall is so thick that the ground cannot be distinguished from the sky) while returning to base camp. He was supposed to travel due
north for 5.6 km, but when the snow clears, he discovers that he actually traveled 7.8 km at \(50^{\circ}\) north of due east.
(a) How far and
(b) in what direction must he now travel to reach base camp?
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