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John starts at O. He travels 40 km on a bearing of 210 degrees to reach town T. Find the coordinates of town T.
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Step 1: Determine the coordinates of town T from John's initial position.
Let John's initial position be the origin . John travels 40 km on a bearing of .
To convert a bearing to a standard angle (measured counter-clockwise from the positive x-axis), we use .
For a bearing of :
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The coordinates of T are :
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