SOLUTION: City A is 62 miles due west of city B, which is 45 miles due north of city C. What is the bearing of city A from city C? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Question 1168439: City A is 62 miles due west of city B, which is 45 miles due north of city C.
What is the bearing of city A from city C? Round your answer to two decimal places.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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AC is the hypotenuse of the triangle ABC
AB is 62 BC is 45
The tangent off angle C is (62/45), and this is 54.03 degrees
That is west of north, so the bearing is 360-54.03=305.97 degrees