A ship travels S 62 E and for 48 km and then turns and travels N 28 E for 37 km.
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One possible question is: What is the resulting distance and bearing?
Starting at (0,0), traveling 48km S62°E leaves it at
(48 sin62°, -48 cos62°)
Traveling 37km N28°E moves it an additional
(37 sin28°, 37 cos38°)
Add 'em up for the final location (x,y).
Get the distance, and the angle θ from due East will be given by
tanθ = y/x
Change that to some bearing notation.
To determine the final position of the ship, we can use the concept of vector addition. Let's break down the ship's movement into two separate displacement vectors:
1. The ship travels South 62 East (S 62 E) for 48 km. This is a displacement vector in the southeast direction. To represent this vector, we need to break it down into its north-south and east-west components.
The north-south component can be determined using trigonometry:
sin(62°) = opposite/hypotenuse
sin(62°) = NS component/48 km
Rearranging the equation, we find:
NS component = sin(62°) * 48 km
Similarly, the east-west component can be determined using trigonometry:
cos(62°) = adjacent/hypotenuse
cos(62°) = EW component/48 km
Rearranging the equation, we find:
EW component = cos(62°) * 48 km
2. The ship then turns and travels North 28 East (N 28 E) for 37 km. This is a displacement vector in the northeast direction. Again, we need to determine the north-south and east-west components.
For the north-south component:
sin(28°) = NS component/37 km
Rearranging the equation, we find:
NS component = sin(28°) * 37 km
For the east-west component:
cos(28°) = EW component/37 km
Rearranging the equation, we find:
EW component = cos(28°) * 37 km
Now, we can find the resulting north-south and east-west components by adding the corresponding components from the two vectors:
NS component = (sin(62°) * 48 km) + (sin(28°) * 37 km)
EW component = (cos(62°) * 48 km) + (cos(28°) * 37 km)
Once we have these components, we can use them to determine the direction and magnitude (distance) of the ship's final position using trigonometry:
The magnitude (distance) of the ship's final position can be calculated as the square root of the sum of the squares of the north-south and east-west components:
Distance = √[(NS component)^2 + (EW component)^2]
The direction of the ship's final position can be determined using the inverse tangent function:
Direction = atan(NS component / EW component)
Now, you can substitute the values and perform the calculations to get the final position of the ship.