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A man swims 50metres in the direction of 45 degrees,then 60metres in the direction 145 degrees.How far is he from the starting point?

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To make it easy deduct 45 degrees from each.

1. x = 50 + 60cos100 (= 50 – 10sin10) = 39.5811

2. y = 60sin100 (= 60 cos10) = 59.0885

3. d = (39.5811^2 +59.0885^2)^0.5 = 71.1204 meters

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