Asked by naik
Towers A and B are on the east-west line 125 m apart. Jojo, on the north of that line finds that the direction of towers A and B are N 39deg27mins E and N 50deg33mins W, respectively. How far is Jojo from each tower?
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Answered by
Reiny
I cannot make any sense of your description.
Jojo would have to be on the south side of line AB
Check it please
Jojo would have to be on the south side of line AB
Check it please
Answered by
Steve
Assuming that north was a typo, leaving Jojo on the south side of AB,
Let Jojo be h mi S of the line AB.
h tan 50°33' + h tan 39°27' = 125
1.215h + 0.823h = 125
h = 125/2.038 = 61.335 mi
Now, letting b be the distance from B, and a that from A,
b = h/cos 50°33' = 61.335/0.635 = 96.59 mi
a = h/cos 39°27' = 61.335/0.772 = 79.45 mi
Let Jojo be h mi S of the line AB.
h tan 50°33' + h tan 39°27' = 125
1.215h + 0.823h = 125
h = 125/2.038 = 61.335 mi
Now, letting b be the distance from B, and a that from A,
b = h/cos 50°33' = 61.335/0.635 = 96.59 mi
a = h/cos 39°27' = 61.335/0.772 = 79.45 mi
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