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Trigonometry and Bearings Trigonometric Ratios

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Example Lengths Angles
A plane (P) flies on a bearing of 132º from an airport (A).
adj
How far south and east is it (B) from the airport to 3 sig figs? opp Cosθ= adj θ=sin−1
opp θ=cos−1
132º Sinθ= hyp hyp hyp
hyp
Draw a sketch like the one opposite. A opp opp
tan= θ=tan−1=
First, start with a northline, N, and measure the bearing 300 Km adj adj
clockwise from the bottom of this line point (A).
B P
AB = the distance South a) b) c)
BP = the distance East
Using supplementary angles we know that angle 37.8°
x

x
∠BAP is 180 °−132 °=48 °

3.1
cm
Distance South = AB Distance East = BP
adj opp 25.6°
Cosθ ¿ Sinθ ¿
hyp hyp Answers to d) x e)
AB BP 2 dp for

3.6 cm
cos 48 ¿ sin 48 ¿ a) to e)
72.4°
300 hyp
AB ¿ 300 ×cos 48 BP ¿ 300 ×sin 48
¿ 200.73 … ¿ 222.94 …

r) A plane (P) flies 250 Km on a bearing of 050º from the airport (A).
i) How far North is it from its original position. (3 sig figs)
f) g) h)
ii) How far East is it from its original position. (3 sf)

5.3 cm
4.6 cm
x

3.2 cm
s) A helicopter (H) leaves its base (B) and flies 23 Km on a bearing of 285º (P).
i) How far West is it from its base? (3 sf)
ii) How far North is it from its base? (3 sf) x x

t) A fishing boat (B), leaves port (P) and sails on a straight course. After 2 3.7 cm
hours its distance south of the port is 24 Km and its distance east of port is
7Km Position (F). On what bearing did it sail? (3 sf) Answers to
i) j)
1 dp for
f) to j)
ANSWERS
a) 5.79 cm b) 6.47 cm c) 4.18 cm d) 11.91 cm e) 2.95 cm
f) 40.9º g) 38º h) 38.8º i) 53.3º j) 39.7º
x
k) AC=5.96 cm; CE=1.71 cm l) RQ=2.76 cm; ∠SPR=19.8º m) 13.06 cm
n) 150.45 m o) 76.93 m p) 64.94 m q) 21.8º r) AF=161 m; FP=192 m
s) BF=22.2 Km; FH=5.95 Km t) ∠NPB=164º

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