Given that Y is 20cm on a bearing of 300\(^o\) from x, how far south of y is x?
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In \(\bigtriangleup\)YSC, sin 30\(^o\) = \(\frac{YS}{20}\)
|YS| = 20 sin 30\(^o\)
= 20 x 0.5
10m
In \(\bigtriangleup\)YSC, sin 30\(^o\) = \(\frac{YS}{20}\)
|YS| = 20 sin 30\(^o\)
= 20 x 0.5
10m