Question

A hiker walks 9.4 miles at an angle of 60° south of west. find the west and south components of the walk. round your answers to the nearest tenth.ax = ____ milesay = ____ miles

Answer 1

Answer: Ax = -4.7

Ay= -8.1

Step-by-step explanation:on edg

Answer 2

For this problem, we use our knowledge on trigonometric functions on a right triangle to be able to calculate for the x and y components of the walk. We do as follows:

sin 60 = ax / 9.4
ax = 8.14

cos 60 = ay / 9.4
ay = 4.7