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Trigonometry /Precalculus Extra Vector Practice Day ___ }) A plane flies 500 km with a bearing of 816° (Clockwise from north) from Naples to Bigin (see figure). ‘The plane then flies 720 km from Elgin to Canton. (Canton is due west of Naples.) Find the eo lana bearing of the flight from Blgin to Canton. A sindy, sia 3 Ba 7 eco 0 wehaecitiee S00 Sind (p= POSING LOtCO? reg. Be) | ese. [240° a North | 2) The bearing from the he Knob fire tower to the Colt Station fire tower ie N 5" B, ad the two towers are 30 km apart. A fire spotted by rangers in each tower has e bearing of N 80° H from Pine Knob and $ 70°B from Colt Station. Find the distance of the fire from each tower. ainls SIND es Gt it eee aie bra to sce AsinZO = Zsin|5 a SOnt eee Sine losin 20 = 20sinBS a=15.5 km ‘SiNn20 SiN3o 3) To approximate the length of & marsh, a surveyor 2 So ft walks 860 m from point A to point B. Then the surveyor turns 80" and walks 240 meters to point, C (eee figure). Approximate the length of AC of the p72 240+ 260° -2(240)(220) 05 (00° b= 233673 .4 b= 483. 4 4) Two ships leave a port a 9am. One travels ata bearing of N 63°W at 12 miles per hour, and the other travels at e bearing of $ 67° W et 16 miles per hour. Approximate how far apart the ships are at noon. d= /2"+le* -2(12YIe) 0550 d 2. neon - Fam 23 hours 3 (12.4) “Baz miles apart ] 5) Sketch then find the component form for each of the following vectors with given bearings mesoured from the north, @ = bearing of 100° with magnitude 20N < 20s 350, 208in 350 0% £20 C08 610°) 205\vi(-1¢°)> ON oop TO; ono = bearing of 255 with magnitade 60 N £20.00 175%, Z08in 195°) 4 <-24, He 7-8> = bearing of 310° with magnitude 10 N <0 CoS (50-+90) IDsin (50#70)S oom M40", Ios 140° 6) A ship traveling at a speed of 60 mph with 8 bearing of 155° encounters a fierce current of 20 mph heading directly east Find the resultant speed and bearing of the boet. ye (0% 20° -2((0)(20) 005135 = 4 V= F#5.4 mph 3 BF ail Ean “ss Compol Nels : 7) A plane flying S60mph with a bearing of N 30°E encounters an unexpected 50 mph wind blowing toward the west. What is the pilot's new velocity? Should he expect to arrive ahead of schedule or later ‘50, pe than originally planned? Explain why. 35000 B0Sin() ores 2 V2 04350" 2(S0)(3H) (05 40 | V ie 363. 2 V = 10% 500 ag wre ae! 303. | p the pilet wil avvive (a Wee plann because. than this ongival me.

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