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A town is 61km north of 23km east of town B.bCalculate the bearing of A from B​

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Answer:

20.7°

Explanation:

Bearing angle is measured clockwise from north. The geometry can be modeled by a right triangle with the sides equal to the distances north and east of town B. The tangent relation can be used to find the angle.

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The attachment shows the geometry. The relevant angle relation is ...

Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

tanIβ) = 23/61 . . . . . where β is the bearing angle

The angle value can be found using the arctangent function.

β = arctan(23/61) ≈ 20.659°

The bearing of A from B is about 20.7°.

A town is 61km north of 23km east of town B.bCalculate the bearing of A from B​-example-1
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