Question
A hiker walks 900m east and 500m south .Find the bearing of the finishing position from the staring point?
Answers
MathMate
So on the Cartesian plane, it is in the fourth quadrant, with x-y as (900,-500).
Atan(-500/900)= -29° approximately.
So the bearing is S61°E.
Atan(-500/900)= -29° approximately.
So the bearing is S61°E.