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Help mee A scout troop are hiking in a forest. Starting from their base, they walk 4.2km south followed by 7.1km west. They want to walk the shortest distance back to their base. On what bearing should the scouts walk?

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MrRoyal

Answer:

They should walk on a bearing of 59.4 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]South = 4.2km[/tex]

[tex]West = 7.1km[/tex]

Required

The bearing back to the base

The given question is illustrated with the attached image.

To do this, we simply calculate the measure of angle a using:

[tex]\tan(a) = \frac{Opposite}{Adjacent}[/tex]

[tex]\tan(a) = \frac{7.1}{4,2}[/tex]

[tex]\tan(a) = 1.6905[/tex]

Take arctan of both sides

[tex]a = \tan^{-1}(1.6905)[/tex]

[tex]a = 59.4^o[/tex]

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The bearing that the scout should work is N59.4W for the shortest distance

Trigonometric ratio

Trigonometric ratio is used to show the relationship between the sides and angles of a right angled triangle.

Let  A represent the angle that the scouts walk

tan∠A = 4.2/7.1

A = 30.6°

The bearing that the scout should work is N59.4W (90 - 30.6) for the shortest distance

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