Question 10
In a town Chief X resides 60 m away on a bearing of 057 from the palace P, while Chief Y resides on a bearing of 150 from the same palace P. The residence of X and Y are 180 m apart.
- Illustrate the information in a diagram.
- Find, correct to three significant figures, the:
- bearing of X and Y;
- distance between P and Y.
Observation
The Chief Examiner reported that the performance of candidates who attempted this question was not encouraging because many were unable to the required bearing diagram.
In part(a), they were expected to draw the diagram as shown:
