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Given ABC = 50^ and ACB = 60^.

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a

190∘190^\circ

b

110∘110^\circ

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Part a· 3 steps

Calculate the bearing of A from B

  1. Find the angle ∠BAC\angle BAC in △ABC\triangle ABC.

    The sum of angles in a triangle is 180∘180^\circ.
    Given ∠ABC=50∘\angle ABC = 50^\circ and ∠ACB=60∘\angle ACB = 60^\circ.

    ∠BAC=180∘−(∠ABC+∠ACB)\angle BAC = 180^\circ - (\angle ABC + \angle ACB) ∠BAC=180∘−(50∘+60∘)\angle BAC = 180^\circ - (50^\circ + 60^\circ) ∠BAC=180∘−110∘=70∘\angle BAC = 180^\circ - 110^\circ = 70^\circ
  2. Determine the bearing of C from B.

    Since A is due north of C, the line segment CA is a North-South line.
    Draw a North line at B, parallel to CA. Let NBN_B be the North direction from B.
    The angle ∠ACB=60∘\angle ACB = 60^\circ and the angle between the South line from B (let's call it SBS_B) and BC are alternate interior angles.
    So, the angle from the South line at B to BC is 60∘60^\circ.
    The bearing of C from B is measured clockwise from the North line at B. This is 180∘180^\circ (to the South line) plus the 60∘60^\circ angle.

    Bearing of C from B=180∘+60∘=240∘\text{Bearing of C from B} = 180^\circ + 60^\circ = 240^\circ
  3. Calculate the bearing of A from B.

    The bearing of A from B is the bearing of C from B minus the angle ∠ABC\angle ABC, because A is 50∘50^\circ counter-clockwise from C, relative to B.

    Bearing of A from B=Bearing of C from B−∠ABC\text{Bearing of A from B} = \text{Bearing of C from B} - \angle ABC Bearing of A from B=240∘−50∘=190∘\text{Bearing of A from B} = 240^\circ - 50^\circ = 190^\circ

    The bearing of A from B is 190∘\boxed{190^\circ}.

Part b

110∘110^\circ

Calculate the bearing of B from A

  1. Identify the North line at A.

    Since A is due north of C, the line segment AC is a North-South line. The North direction from A points away from C. The line segment AC itself represents the South direction from A.

  2. Calculate the bearing of B from A.

    The bearing of B from A is measured clockwise from the North line at A to the line AB.
    The angle from the North line at A, clockwise to the South line at A (which is AC), is 180∘180^\circ.
    We found ∠BAC=70∘\angle BAC = 70^\circ. This angle is between the South line (AC) and the line AB.
    Since AB is 70∘70^\circ to the "left" (west) of the South line (AC), we subtract this angle from 180∘180^\circ.

    Bearing of B from A=180∘−∠BAC\text{Bearing of B from A} = 180^\circ - \angle BAC Bearing of B from A=180∘−70∘=110∘\text{Bearing of B from A} = 180^\circ - 70^\circ = 110^\circ

    The bearing of B from A is 110∘\boxed{110^\circ}.

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