Bird's total displacement in polar notation

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To find the bird's total displacement in polar notation, the components of each vector must be calculated. The first vector, flying 5.00 m at 50.0°, has components of 3.83 m (x) and 3.21 m (y). The second vector, flying 3.00 m at -30.0°, has components of 2.6 m (x) and 1.5 m (y). After summing the x and y components, the total displacement can be determined, but clarification on the calculations and angle measurement is needed for accuracy. The final result should provide both the magnitude and direction in polar notation.
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1. A bird flies 5.00 m at 50.0° and then 3.00 m at −30.0°. What is the bird's total displacement in polar notation
 
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well i know to find the totals displacement you need to find the components of each vector so they were 3.83 and 3.21 for the first part and 2.6 and 1.5 for the second part
 


If you draw the vectors, you can see that which components should be added and which components should be subtracted.
 


even when i do that i continue to get the wrong answer and I do not know how to figure out the degree measurement
 


Please show your calculations.
 

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