WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MS. SCACCI?
Name ______________________________________________
Period ____________
Ms. Scacci, a beloved Somerville High School science teacher, went for a hike in the woods
without any food or water and has not been seen for days. She started at the Dunkin Donuts on
the edge of the park. The local park rangers have compiled information received from her
mobile phone and were able to put together the distances and headings for her hike. That
information is listed below.
It is your job to use this information to help the local park ranger locate her. You need to use a
tip-to-tail vector diagram and trigonometry to help us determine her final position relative to the
Dunkin Donuts. Ms. Scacci’s life depends on it!
Leg 1.
Leg 2.
Leg 3.
Leg 4.
Leg 5.
Leg 6.
Leg 7.
Leg 8.
5 miles North
3 miles East
2 miles South
10 miles West
6 miles North
2 miles East
1 mile North
4 miles West