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1) Find the components in the tilted coordinate system. Express your answer in terms of the length of the vector and the angle, with the components separated by a comma.

2) You are camping with two friends, Joe and Karl. Since all three of you like your privacy, you don't pitch your tents close together. Joe's tent is 25.0 m from yours, in the direction 25.5 north of east. Karl's tent is 35.5 m from yours, in the direction 37.0 south of east.

What is the distance between Karl's tent and Joe's tent?

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