Victor goes 3 miles west and then turns to a bearing of 310 degrees and goes 7 more miles. How far is he from the starting point?

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When it says he turns to "a bearing of 310 degrees," does it mean [N310E] or 310 degrees from his westward direction?

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ElectricPavlov · Answer 1 · 2021-06-07T08:41:24

Here is a picture.... You are trying to find the green line distance ( Hint: Cosine law)