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Tried it, didn't work. I think the teacher probably just put the answer in wrong accidentally. Will ask tomorrow. Thanks for help.

I calculated the final point (17.4, -3.2) and drew a line from the origin (0,0) to this point, creating a triangle with the x and y segments. Using Pythagorean theorem I calculated the magnitude of this vector 17.7 I then used inverse tangent to find the angle -10°

That wouldn't make sense, as the angle from initial to final points would be from the top of the red line on the y-axis to the final spot, not from the origin.

I got -10 from the X-axis counter-clockwise when drawing a picture, as I've explained. Do you have a better answer or suggestion?

And yes, that's how I got 350° counter-clockwise. By doing 360 minus the clockwise angle (360-10).

https://gyazo.com/efc009de2080feedea420d6b2a5edab4 Triangle on the right shows how I calculated -10° angle by using tan-1(-3.2/17.4), -3.2 being the change in y and 17.4 change in x after I added the vectors.

From the positive x axis.

I calculated the angle as -10°, but since the question asked for the angle counter-clockwise from the x axis, I thought it would be correctly expressed as 350.

https://gyazo.com/efc009de2080feedea420d6b2a5edab4 Triangle on the right shows how I calculated -10° angle by using tan-1(-3.2/17.4), -3.2 being the change in y and 17.4 change in x after I added the vectors.

Homework Statement In photo: https://gyazo.com/6348b5ffe368852ee9868a2ba0dd7e38 Homework Equations In image The Attempt at a Solution In the boxes Where did I go wrong with the angle calculation? Thanks