Help a Hardworking Bee: Get Pollen Sources 0.3km Apart

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A worker bee discovers two pollen sources: one 0.3km southeast and another directly south of the hive. To travel from the first source to the second, she must fly south for 0.3km. The journey will take approximately 200 seconds, or 3 minutes and 20 seconds, at her average speed of 1.5m/s. This route allows her to efficiently gather pollen before returning to the hive. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding bee navigation and timing in foraging activities.
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A worker bee is ready to fly out and gather pollen, but on her way out of the hive she meets a fellow bee worker who tells her there is a pollen source 0.3km southeast of the hive. however, before the outgoing bee leaves the hive, she meets another incoming bee and she tells her that there is also a pollen sorce due south of the hive. if the busy worker were to visit both of these pollen sources in their respcetive order before returning to the hive, what direction and distance will she need to fly to get from the first source to the second source? If her average velocity is about 1.5m/s, how long will it take her to get from the first to the second source?
 
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The direction the worker bee will need to fly from the first source to the second source is south. The distance she will need to fly is 0.3km. It will take her about 200 seconds or 3 minutes and 20 seconds to get from the first to the second source.
 
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