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Given that Y is 20cm on a bearing of 300\(^o\) from x, how far south of y is x?

A
10cm
B
15cm
C
25cm
D
30cm
correct option: a

In \(\bigtriangleup\)YSC, sin 30\(^o\) = \(\frac{YS}{20}\)

|YS| = 20 sin 30\(^o\)

= 20 x 0.5

10m

 

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