A ship sets sail from port A (86\(^o\)N, 56\(^o\)W) for port B (86\(^o\)N, 64\(^o\)W), which is close by. Find the distance the ship covered from port A to port B, correct to the nearest km.
[Take \(\pi\) = 3.142 and R = 6370 km]
John was facing S35°E. If he turned 90° in the anticlockwise direction, find his new direction.
a. In a town, Chief X resides 60 m away on a bearing of 057° from Palace P, while Chief Y resides on a bearing of 150° from the same Palace P. The residence of X and Y are 180 m apart. Illustrate the information in a diagram.
b. Find and correct to three significant figures, the: i. bearing of X from Y; ii. distance between P and Y.
A ship sails a distance of 50km in the direction S50ºE and then sails in the distance of 50km in the direction N40ºE. Find the bearing of the ship from its original position.
The bearing of two points Q and R from a point P are 030º and 120º, respectively. If |PQ| = 12 m and |PR| = 5 m, find the distance QR.
