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A hiker walks 900m east and 500m south .Find the bearing of the finishing position from the staring point?
12 years ago

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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.
12 years ago

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