SOLUTION: amit walked 30 meters towards east,turned right and walked 40 meters and turned left and walked 30 meters.In which direction is he now from the starting point?

Question 994091: amit walked 30 meters towards east,turned right and walked 40 meters and turned left and walked 30 meters.In which direction is he now from the starting point?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
amit walked 30 meters towards east,turned right and walked 40 meters and turned left and walked 30 meters.In which direction is he now from the starting point?
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Start at (0,0)
30 east to (30,0)
40 south to (30,-40)
30 east to (60,-40)
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Bearing from start = arctan(-40/60) = arctan(-2/3) = -33.69 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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