Problem: A group of soldiers walked 15 km south from their camp, then covered 10 km due west.  1. Give a clear illustration of the path. (Note: Since km is too long and your paper is not enough to represent the direction in km, use an appropriate scale of 1km = 1cm.)

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Draw the situation below by representing each vector quantity with an arrow using a convenient scale. Then solve what is being asked by the problem. Follow directions carefully. 

 

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A group of soldiers walked 15 km south from their camp, then covered 10 km due west. 

1. Give a clear illustration of the path. (Note: Since km is too long and your paper is not enough to represent the direction in km, use an appropriate scale of 1km = 1cm.) 

 

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