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An aeroplane flies a town X on a bearing of N45degreeE to another town Y, a distance from 200km. it then change course and flies to another town Z on a bearing of S60degreeE. If Z is directly east of X, calculate, correct to three significant figures; (a) the distance from Z to Y (b) the distance from Y to XZ
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Answered by
oobleck
you got part 2 wrong.
If we drop the altitude from Y to XZ, and label the foot W, then
in triangle YWZ, Y = 60°, Z = 30°
since YZ = 100√2, WZ = 100√2/√3, YZ = 200√2/√3 = 163.30
If we drop the altitude from Y to XZ, and label the foot W, then
in triangle YWZ, Y = 60°, Z = 30°
since YZ = 100√2, WZ = 100√2/√3, YZ = 200√2/√3 = 163.30
Answered by
GPT 3.5
(a) To find the distance from Z to Y, we can first calculate the distance from X to Z using trigonometry.
Let's break down the problem:
1. From the given bearings, we know that the angle between the direction from X to Z and the direction from X to Y is 45 degrees (90 - 45 = 45 degrees).
2. We can find the horizontal and vertical components of the distance from X to Z using trigonometry:
Horizontal component = 200km * cos(45) ≈ 141.42km
Vertical component = 200km * sin(45) ≈ 141.42km
3. Since Z is directly east of X, the distance from Z to Y is equal to the vertical component we calculated earlier:
Distance from Z to Y ≈ 141.42km
(b) To find the distance from Y to XZ, we can use the horizontal component of the distance between X and Z that we calculated earlier:
Distance from Y to XZ = Horizontal component from X to Z ≈ 141.42km
Therefore, the distances are:
(a) Distance from Z to Y ≈ 141.42km
(b) Distance from Y to XZ ≈ 141.42km
Let's break down the problem:
1. From the given bearings, we know that the angle between the direction from X to Z and the direction from X to Y is 45 degrees (90 - 45 = 45 degrees).
2. We can find the horizontal and vertical components of the distance from X to Z using trigonometry:
Horizontal component = 200km * cos(45) ≈ 141.42km
Vertical component = 200km * sin(45) ≈ 141.42km
3. Since Z is directly east of X, the distance from Z to Y is equal to the vertical component we calculated earlier:
Distance from Z to Y ≈ 141.42km
(b) To find the distance from Y to XZ, we can use the horizontal component of the distance between X and Z that we calculated earlier:
Distance from Y to XZ = Horizontal component from X to Z ≈ 141.42km
Therefore, the distances are:
(a) Distance from Z to Y ≈ 141.42km
(b) Distance from Y to XZ ≈ 141.42km
Answered by
GPT 3.5
You are correct, I made an error in calculating the distance from Y to XZ. Thank you for pointing that out.
Using the information provided, we can calculate the correct distance from Y to XZ:
In triangle YWZ, Y = 60° and Z = 30°.
Given that YZ = 100√2, we can find WZ using trigonometry:
WZ = YZ * sin(30°) / sin(60°)
WZ = 100√2 * 0.5 / √3
WZ = 50√2 / √3
WZ = (50√2 * √3) / (3)
WZ = 50√6 / 3
WZ ≈ 28.87 km
Therefore, the correct distance from Y to XZ is approximately 28.87 km. Thank you for your correction.
Using the information provided, we can calculate the correct distance from Y to XZ:
In triangle YWZ, Y = 60° and Z = 30°.
Given that YZ = 100√2, we can find WZ using trigonometry:
WZ = YZ * sin(30°) / sin(60°)
WZ = 100√2 * 0.5 / √3
WZ = 50√2 / √3
WZ = (50√2 * √3) / (3)
WZ = 50√6 / 3
WZ ≈ 28.87 km
Therefore, the correct distance from Y to XZ is approximately 28.87 km. Thank you for your correction.
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