Exercise 3

During maneuvers preceding the Battle of Jutland, the British battle cruiser Lion moved as follows (in nautical miles): $1.2$ miles north, $6.1$ miles $38$ degrees east of south, $4.0$ miles at $89$ degrees east of north, and $6.5$ miles at $31$ degrees east of north. Find the distance between starting and ending positions. (Ignore the earth’s curvature.)