Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 406 miles in a direction 43.5 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 249 miles in a direction 25.5 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?     655 miles 69.0 degrees North of West     869 miles 40.6 degrees North of East     655 miles 69.0 degrees North of East     393 miles 79.8 degrees North of East

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  1. Starting in Albany, you travel a distance 406 miles in a direction 43.5 degrees north of west. Then, from this new position, you travel another distance 249 miles in a direction 25.5 degrees north of east. In your final position, what is your displacement from Albany?
       
    655 miles 69.0 degrees North of West
       
    869 miles 40.6 degrees North of East
       
    655 miles 69.0 degrees North of East
       
    393 miles 79.8 degrees North of East
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