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John is at O. He travels 40 km on a bearing of 210 degrees to town T. Attah travels from T on a bearing of 300 degrees for 35 km to his house. Calculate the coordinates of Attah's house.

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2 parts
a
(-50.31, -17.14)
b
(4,4)
(3,7)
(5,5)

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Part a· 3 steps

  1. Determine the coordinates of town T from John's initial position.

    Let John's initial position be the origin O(0,0)O(0,0). John travels 40 km on a bearing of 210∘210^\circ.
    To convert a bearing to a standard angle θ\theta (measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-axis), we use θ=90∘−bearing\theta = 90^\circ - \text{bearing}.
    For a bearing of 210∘210^\circ:

    θT=90∘−210∘=−120∘\theta_T = 90^\circ - 210^\circ = -120^\circ

    The coordinates of T are (xT,yT)(x_T, y_T):

    xT=40cos⁡(−120∘)=40(−12)=−20x_T = 40 \cos(-120^\circ) = 40 \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) = -20 yT=40sin⁡(−120∘)=40(−32)=−203y_T = 40 \sin(-120^\circ) = 40 \left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = -20\sqrt{3}

    So, the coordinates of town T are (−20,−203)(-20, -20\sqrt{3}).

  2. Determine the displacement of Attah from town T.

    Attah moves 35 km from T on a bearing of 300∘300^\circ.
    For a bearing of 300∘300^\circ:

    θA=90∘−300∘=−210∘\theta_A = 90^\circ - 300^\circ = -210^\circ

    The displacement vector from T to Attah's final position is (xdisp,ydisp)(x_{disp}, y_{disp}):

    xdisp=35cos⁡(−210∘)=35cos⁡(150∘)=35(−32)=−17.53x_{disp} = 35 \cos(-210^\circ) = 35 \cos(150^\circ) = 35 \left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = -17.5\sqrt{3} ydisp=35sin⁡(−210∘)=35sin⁡(150∘)=35(12)=17.5y_{disp} = 35 \sin(-210^\circ) = 35 \sin(150^\circ) = 35 \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = 17.5
  3. Calculate Attah's final position from John's initial position.

    Attah's final position (xAttah,yAttah)(x_{Attah}, y_{Attah}) is the sum of T's coordinates and Attah's displacement from T:

    xAttah=xT+xdisp=−20−17.53x_{Attah} = x_T + x_{disp} = -20 - 17.5\sqrt{3} yAttah=yT+ydisp=−203+17.5y_{Attah} = y_T + y_{disp} = -20\sqrt{3} + 17.5

    Using 3≈1.732\sqrt{3} \approx 1.732:

    xAttah=−20−17.5(1.732)=−20−30.31=−50.31x_{Attah} = -20 - 17.5(1.732) = -20 - 30.31 = -50.31 yAttah=−20(1.732)+17.5=−34.64+17.5=−17.14y_{Attah} = -20(1.732) + 17.5 = -34.64 + 17.5 = -17.14

    The position of Attah from John's initial position is approximately (−50.31,−17.14)(-50.31, -17.14) km.

    The position of Attah from John's initial position is (−50.31,−17.14)\boxed{(-50.31, -17.14)}.

Part b(4,4)

Given A(1,2)A(1,2) and the vectors AB⃗=(32)\vec{AB} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}, BC⃗=(−13)\vec{BC} = \begin{pmatrix} -1 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}, and CD⃗=(2−2)\vec{CD} = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix}.

  1. Calculate the coordinates of B.

    The position vector of B is OB⃗=OA⃗+AB⃗\vec{OB} = \vec{OA} + \vec{AB}.

    OB⃗=(12)+(32)=(1+32+2)=(44)\vec{OB} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} + \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 1+3 \\ 2+2 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}

    So, the coordinates of B are (4,4)\boxed{(4,4)}.

  2. Calculate the coordinates of C.

    The position vector of C is OC⃗=OB⃗+BC⃗\vec{OC} = \vec{OB} + \vec{BC}.

    OC⃗=(44)+(−13)=(4−14+3)=(37)\vec{OC} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix} + \begin{pmatrix} -1 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 4-1 \\ 4+3 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 7 \end{pmatrix}

    So, the coordinates of C are (3,7)\boxed{(3,7)}.

  3. Calculate the coordinates of D.

    The position vector of D is OD⃗=OC⃗+CD⃗\vec{OD} = \vec{OC} + \vec{CD}.

    OD⃗=(37)+(2−2)=(3+27−2)=(55)\vec{OD} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 7 \end{pmatrix} + \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 3+2 \\ 7-2 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix}

    So, the coordinates of D are (5,5)\boxed{(5,5)}.

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