An aeroplane flies due north from airport P to Q and then flies due east R. If Q is equidistant from P and R, find the bearing of P and R

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2003 Subject: General Mathematics

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An aeroplane flies due north from airport P to Q and then flies due east R. If Q is equidistant from P and R, find the bearing of P and R
Answer Details

Since PQ = QR, Δ PQR is a right angle isosceles triangle

∴ ∠PQR = 45 ∘
=> The bearing of P from R = 180 + 45
= 225

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