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The diagram shows the cross-section, PQRS, of a cutting made for a road. PS and QR are horizontal. PQ makes an angle of 50° with the horizontal.

a ) Calculate the horizontal distance between P and Q (marked x in the diagram).
b)Calculate the angle which RS makes with the horizontal (marked y in the diagram).