Given :
A jogger runs 5.0 km on a straight trail at an angle of 60° south of west.
To Find :
The southern component of the run rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilometre.
Solution :
We know, southern component is given by :
Here, negative sign indicates south direction.
Therefore, the southern component of the run rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilometre is 4.3 km.
Hence, this is the required solution.