Question: A pilot flies her route in two straight - line segments. The displacement vector ( mathbf { A } ) for the

A pilot flies her route in two straight-line segments. The displacement vector \(\mathbf{A}\) for the first segment has a magnitude of 259 km and a direction \(30.0^{\circ}\) north of east. The displacement vector B for the second segment has a magnitude of 165 km and a direction due west. The resultant displacement vector is \(\mathbf{R}=\mathbf{A}+\mathbf{B}\) and makes an angle \(\theta \) with the direction due east. Using the component method, find (\(\mathbf{a}\)) the magnitude of \(\mathbf{R}\) and (b) the directional angle \(\theta \).
(a)\( R=\) Number
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(b)\(\theta=\) Number
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A pilot flies her route in two straight - line

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