Question

A jogger leaves his house runs 15 km on a straight track in a North westerly direction to a lake. The lake is 2.9 km north of the joggers house. find the bearing of the lake from the joggers house correct to the nearest degree

Answer 1

Answer: 281.1 degree

Explanation:

Given that a jogger leaves his house runs 15 km on a straight track in a North westerly direction to a lake. The lake is 2.9 km north of the joggers house.

Using pythagorean theorem to find the third side, which is 14.72

The angle at the lake side will be achieved by using sine rule.

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