Given that Y is 20cm on a bearing of 300(^o) from x, how far south of y is x?
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A.
10cm -
B.
15cm -
C.
25cm -
D.
30cm
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
In (bigtriangleup)YSC, sin 30(^o) = (frac{YS}{20})
|YS| = 20 sin 30(^o)
= 20 x 0.5
10m
Given that Y is 20cm on a bearing of 300(^o) from x, how far south of y is x?
In (bigtriangleup)YSC, sin 30(^o) = (frac{YS}{20})
|YS| = 20 sin 30(^o)
= 20 x 0.5
10m