Steve is driving in his car to take care of some lands. The first land has him driving to a location 2 km East and 6 km North of his starting location. Once he completes that land 1, he drives to the second land which is 4 km East and 2 km South of the first land. What is the magnitude and direction of the vector that describes how far the car has traveled from its starting point, rounded to the nearest km?

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Steve is driving in his car to take care of some lands. The first land has him driving to a location 2 km East and 6 km North of his starting location. Once he completes that land 1, he drives to the second land which is 4 km East and 2 km South of the first land. What is the magnitude and direction of the vector that describes how far the car has traveled from its starting point, rounded to the nearest km?

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