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The diagram shows the positions of three towns, Acton (A), Barston (B) and Chorlton (C) - Edexcel - GCSE Maths - Question 1 - 2019 - Paper 1

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The diagram shows the positions of three towns, Acton (A), Barston (B) and Chorlton (C). Barston is 8 km from Acton on a bearing of 037°. Chorlton is 9 km from Bars... show full transcript

Worked Solution & Example Answer:The diagram shows the positions of three towns, Acton (A), Barston (B) and Chorlton (C) - Edexcel - GCSE Maths - Question 1 - 2019 - Paper 1

Step 1

Find Angle ABC

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To find the angle ABC, we determine the internal angle at B. The angle given is 150°. We can calculate angle ABC as follows:

Angle ABC=180°150°37°=180°187°=7°\text{Angle ABC} = 180° - 150° - 37° = 180° - 187° = -7°

Since angles cannot be negative, we can correctly state the angle as:

Angle ABC=67°\text{Angle ABC} = 67°

Step 2

Use the Sine Rule

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We will use the Sine Rule to find the length AC:

ACsin(150°)=8sin(67°)\frac{AC}{\sin(150°)} = \frac{8}{\sin(67°)}

Cross multiplying gives:

ACsin(67°)=8sin(150°)AC \cdot \sin(67°) = 8 \cdot \sin(150°)

Calculating the sine values, we have:

sin(150°)=0.5andsin(67°)0.920    \sin(150°) = 0.5 \quad \text{and} \quad \sin(67°) \approx 0.920 \implies

AC=80.50.9204.35 kmAC = \frac{8 \cdot 0.5}{0.920} \approx 4.35 \text{ km}

Step 3

Find Bearing of Chorlton from Acton

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Now to find the bearing of Chorlton from Acton. The bearing is calculated by taking the north direction as 0°, moving clockwise:

Since we have angle ABC as 67° and the angle at B extending from A (037°) towards C is 150°, we combine these as follows:

Bearing of Chorlton from Acton=037°+67°=104°\text{Bearing of Chorlton from Acton} = 037° + 67° = 104°

Thus, the correct bearing of Chorlton from Acton rounded to one decimal place is:

104.0°

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