General Mathematics Paper 2, WASSCE (PC), 2016

Question 8

  1.  An eagle flies from point X to Y, a distance of 320 km, on a bearing of N 35oW.  It then changes direction and flies 550 km to point Z on a bearing of S 55oW.  If it returns to its starting point, X, from Z:
  1.  Illustrate the information in a diagram;

 

  1.  Calculate the :

(i)  total distance covered, correct to 3 significant figures;

(ii)   bearing of X from Z, correct to the nearest degree.

 

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