document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200469>Question 1200469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car travels from town P for 50km due<BR>\n" );
document.write( "North to town Q. It then travels 80km on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bearing of 270° to town R. Find: (a) The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest distance from town P to town R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) The bearing of town R from P (c) bearing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of P from R.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #834608 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=834608\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car travels from town P for 50km due<BR>\n" );
document.write( "North to town Q. It then travels 80km on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bearing of 270° to town R. Find: (a) The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "shortest distance from town P to town R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) The bearing of town R from P (c) bearing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of P from R.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  It's a right triangle with sides of 50 and 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 - 50^2 + 80^2 = 8900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = ~94.34 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " b) & c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(P) = 80/50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 58 degs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bearing form P to R = 302 degs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bearing from R to P = 360 - 302 = 058 degs<BR>\n" );
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