In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.26 m/s, due west. This average velocity results, because she hikes for 5.81 km with an average velocity of 3.46 m/s due west, turns around, and hikes with an average velocity of 0.483 m/s due east. How far east did she walk (in kilometers)?

In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.26 m/s, due west. This average velocity results, because she hikes for 5.81 km with an average velocity of 3.46 m/s due west, turns around, and hikes with an average velocity of 0.483 m/s due east. How far east did she walk (in kilometers)?

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