two geolocial field teams are working in an remote area a global positioning system tracker at their basecamp shows the location of the first team as 30 km away 31 degrees east of north when the first team uses its GPS to check the position of the second team what does it give for the second teams distcne from them and direction measured due east

Let's break down this problem step by step.

We are given the position of two geological field teams relative to each other. Here's what we know:

- **First team's position** from the basecamp:
  - Distance = 30 km
  - Direction = 31° east of north
  
- We are asked to find:
  - **Second team's distance and direction** from the first team, but in terms of an angle measured from due east (i.e., in the eastward direction).

### Step 1: Breakdown of the position of the first team
The first team’s position is described as 31° east of north. To convert this to a more useful form (in terms of coordinates), we need to resolve the position into its northward and eastward components using trigonometry:

Let:
- \( D = 30 \, \text{km} \) (the distance),
- \( \theta = 31^\circ \) (the angle east of north).

We can resolve the position of the first team into two components:
- **Northward component** = \( D \cos(\theta) = 30 \cos(31^\circ) \),
- **Eastward component** = \( D \sin(\theta) = 30 \sin(31^\circ) \).

### Step 2: Second team’s relative position
Assuming the second team is directly due east from the first team (which is the interpretation we are aiming for in the question), the first team would measure a displacement entirely in the eastward direction.

Thus:
- The **distance** between the two teams will simply be the eastward displacement.
- The **direction** would be 90° (due east), since we're dealing with a purely eastward measurement.

### Step 3: Calculation
Let’s compute the values for the northward and eastward components of the first team’s position and solve for the second team’s relative position. I'll do that next.The position of the first team relative to the basecamp has the following components:

- **Northward component**: 25.72 km (north),
- **Eastward component**: 15.45 km (east).

If the second team is directly due east of the first team, the distance between them would purely depend on how much further east the second team is, which would be the remaining distance in the eastward direction.

The second team would be located directly **15.45 km east** from the basecamp.

Would you like further details or clarification?

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**Tip**: Always break vector problems into components for easier calculation.

Two geological field teams are working in a remote area. A global positioning system tracker at their basecamp shows the location of the first team as 30 km away, 31 degrees east of north. When the first team uses its GPS to check the position of the second team, what does it give for the second team's distance from them and direction measured due east?

In this problem, we calculate the distance and direction between two geological teams using trigonometric concepts like vector components and angle measurement. The problem involves resolving the northward and eastward components of a team's position to find the location of the second team. Suitable for Grades 10-12.

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