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Lee-1127
Apr 30, 2009, 06:37 PM
A boat sails 65 km from A to B on a bearing of 140 degrees. From B it sets a new course of 200 degrees towards C, 40 km away. Find by drawing, the distance from C to A and the bearing of A to C

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Unknown008
Apr 30, 2009, 09:01 PM
You have to draw your diagram by yourself! Take your ruler and your protactor and set to work! Use an appropriate scale, say,

1 in to represent 1 km
Or 1 cm to represent 1 km.

galactus
May 1, 2009, 07:40 AM
As Unknown said, make a drawing. These are difficult without it. It is only a matter of basic right angle trig.