Question

you are observing a path which army ants take to harvest leaves. The ants first walk directly east for 1.00 feet, before turning 35 degrees north of east for 241mm. They then turn 57 degrees south of east for 0.633 yards before turning back around to walk over a 238 cm long branch which faces directly to the west.

Carefully draw a picture of this walk to scale

What is the final displacement vector from the ant next to the leaves in Cartesian coordinates

Which direction would a flying beatle head to meet the ants at the leaves

If the ants found their path blocked at the start of the branch, what direction and distance would the ants need to take arrive back at their nest, assuming they walk in a straight line?

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