document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181376>Question 1181376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Tree is on bearing s36°w from a point x and s78° from a point y if x is 200m due east of y. calculate the distance of the tree y to the nearest metre <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In what I believe is standard terminology, \"s36w\" is a direction, not a bearing.  The bearing for \"south 36 degrees west\" is the angle measured counterclockwise from North, which would be 144 degrees.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The notation \"s78\" is neither a direction nor a bearing.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-post with the correct information.<br><BR>\n" );
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