ommy the turtle is 255 cm east of his house. He started the afternoon by travelling at 90.0cm in a direction 25 degrees north of east in the morning. How far did he travel in the afternoon and in what direction to get to his final location. Ensure you have a diagram drawn and show a full solution Please help answer this question, but DO NOT substitute "i" and "j" for "x" and "y" vectors

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Tommy the turtle is 255 cm east of his house. He started the afternoon by travelling at 90.0cm in a direction 25 degrees north of east in the morning. How far did he travel in the afternoon and in what direction to get to his final location. Ensure you have a diagram drawn and show a full solution 

 

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