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Adding and decomposing vectors using trigonometry

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Problem

A chimpanzee climbs a vine up and to the right for a total displacement of 50m that makes a 60° angle from the ground.
What was the horizontal displacement of the chimpanzee in m?
Assume rightward is the positive x-direction, and upward is the positive y-direction.
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