1) The rally driver traveled 210 km on a bearing of 145°T. To calculate how far east, draw a right triangle with the hypotenuse as 210 km and the angle as 145°. Use trigonometry to find the opposite leg as the distance east, which is 210*sin(145°) = 147 km east.
2) A ship sailed 35 km on a bearing of 318°T from port A to buoy B. To find the distances north and west, draw a right triangle with hypotenuse of 35 km and angle of 42° opposite the desired sides. Use trigonometry to calculate 26 km north as 35*cos(42°) and 23 km west as 35*sin(42
1) The rally driver traveled 210 km on a bearing of 145°T. To calculate how far east, draw a right triangle with the hypotenuse as 210 km and the angle as 145°. Use trigonometry to find the opposite leg as the distance east, which is 210*sin(145°) = 147 km east.
2) A ship sailed 35 km on a bearing of 318°T from port A to buoy B. To find the distances north and west, draw a right triangle with hypotenuse of 35 km and angle of 42° opposite the desired sides. Use trigonometry to calculate 26 km north as 35*cos(42°) and 23 km west as 35*sin(42
1) The rally driver traveled 210 km on a bearing of 145°T. To calculate how far east, draw a right triangle with the hypotenuse as 210 km and the angle as 145°. Use trigonometry to find the opposite leg as the distance east, which is 210*sin(145°) = 147 km east.
2) A ship sailed 35 km on a bearing of 318°T from port A to buoy B. To find the distances north and west, draw a right triangle with hypotenuse of 35 km and angle of 42° opposite the desired sides. Use trigonometry to calculate 26 km north as 35*cos(42°) and 23 km west as 35*sin(42
1) The rally driver traveled 210 km on a bearing of 145°T. To calculate how far east, draw a right triangle with the hypotenuse as 210 km and the angle as 145°. Use trigonometry to find the opposite leg as the distance east, which is 210*sin(145°) = 147 km east.
2) A ship sailed 35 km on a bearing of 318°T from port A to buoy B. To find the distances north and west, draw a right triangle with hypotenuse of 35 km and angle of 42° opposite the desired sides. Use trigonometry to calculate 26 km north as 35*cos(42°) and 23 km west as 35*sin(42
A ship sails 35 km from a port A on a bearing of 318°T to a buoy B. Find how far the ship is north and west of A.
Solve Think Apply
adjacent ∠NAB = 360° − 318° = 42° Always draw a diagram cos 42° = __________ hypotenuse Let x be the distance north and y with north in the vertical x ___ = be the distance west. direction of the page. 35 ∴ x = 35 cos 42° N Locate all the other y bearings or distances. ≈ 26.01 (2 decimal places) B MEASUREMENT & GEOMETRY
The ship is 26 km north of A.
opposite 35 km 42° x sin 42° = __________ hypotenuse y W E = ___ A 35 318° ∴ y = 35 sin 42° S ≈ 23.42 (2 decimal places) The ship is 23 km west of A.
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