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A highway is to be built between two towns, one of which lies33.5 km south and 70.8 km west of the other. (a) What is theshortest length of highway that can be built between the two towns,and (b) at what angle would this highway be directed, as apositive angle with respect to due west?

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Call the starting town Town A and label it with a point called A Now draw a line straight south of this point The length of the line is 335 Draw a line from the end    See Answer
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