SOLUTION: In a town, Chief X resides 60 m away on a bearing of 057 degrees from the palace P, while Chief Y resides on a bearing of 150 degrees from the same palace P. The residence of X
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Question 1203296: In a town, Chief X resides 60 m away on a bearing of 057 degrees from the palace P, while Chief Y resides on a bearing of 150 degrees from the same palace P. The residence of X and Y are 180 m apart.
(a) Illustrate the information in a diagram.
(b) Find, correct to three significant figures, the:
(i) bearing of X from Y;
(ii) distance between P and Y.
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