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Two people, P and Q, start at the same time from a base camp R. P walks on a bearing of 205° at 4 km/h and Q walks on a bearing of 060° at 3 km/h. Calculate the distance between P and Q after 5 hours.
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Part a· 2 steps
Calculate the distance of Q from P.
Determine the angle at the base camp R.
P moves on a bearing of 205° from R. Q moves on a bearing of 060° from R. The angle between their paths from R is the difference between these bearings.
Apply the Cosine Rule to find the distance PQ.
We have a triangle RPQ with sides km, km, and the included angle .
Rounding to the nearest whole number:
Part b
Calculate the bearing of Q from P.
Use the Sine Rule to find .
To find the bearing of Q from P, we first need to determine an angle within . Let's find .
Calculate the bearing of Q from P.
The bearing of P from R is 205°. The back bearing of R from P is . This is the angle from the North line at P, measured clockwise to the line segment PR.
The bearing of Q from P is the angle from the North line at P, measured clockwise to the line segment PQ.Rounding to the nearest whole number and expressing as a three-figure bearing:
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