Question

Bearings And Vectors • The bearing of X from Y is 045 and the bearing of Z from Yis 145, where X, Y and Z are three points in the plane. If Y is equidistant from X and Z, find the bearing of Z from X. ​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  185°

Step-by-step explanation:

The triangle internal angle at Y is 145° -45° = 100°. Since the triangle is isosceles, the internal angles at X and Z are both (180° -100°)/2 = 40°. Then the bearing of Z from X is the bearing of Y from X less the internal angle at X:

  (45° +180°) -40° = 185°.

Z from X is 185°.