Starting from his nest, Sam the bird flies (level flight) in a straight line for 10 m at 60 ° west of north and then in another straight line for 5.0 m due south, at which point he comes to rest on a power line.  Back at the nest, Samantha (Sam's mate) flies in a straight line directly form the nest to where Sam is on the power line. i)How far does Samantha have to fly to meet up with Sam? ii)What is the (magnitude of the) angle between due west and the direction Samantha must fly to meet up with Sam?

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Starting from his nest, Sam the bird flies (level flight) in a straight line for 10 m at 60 ° west of north and then in another straight line for 5.0 m due south, at which point he comes to rest on a power line.  Back at the nest, Samantha (Sam's mate) flies in a straight line directly form the nest to where Sam is on the power line.

i)How far does Samantha have to fly to meet up with Sam?

ii)What is the (magnitude of the) angle between due west and the direction Samantha must fly to meet up with Sam?

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