A town B is 50 miles of town A. Another town C, west of line AB is 30 miles from town A and 37 miles from town B. What is the direction when C bears from B?

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SCooke
Apr 25, 2018

#323.36^o#

Explanation:

A couple of assumptions are made (good questions make for good answers). First, the AB direction is due North-South. Second, A is North of B.
According to map directions, the "bearing" of C from B will be the compass point at an angle of #360^o - "Angle ABC"#. The angles can be calculated from the ”SSS” (side-side-side) formula.

∠ B = 36.637° The bearing from B to C is thus #360 – 36.64 = 323.36^o#

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