The diagram shows the positions of three towns, Acton (A), Barston (B) and Chorlton (C) - Edexcel - GCSE Maths - Question 1 - 2019 - Paper 1
Question 1
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°
Since angles cannot be negative, we can correctly state the angle as:
Angle ABC=67°
Step 2
Use the Sine Rule
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We will use the Sine Rule to find the length AC:
sin(150°)AC=sin(67°)8
Cross multiplying gives:
AC⋅sin(67°)=8⋅sin(150°)
Calculating the sine values, we have:
sin(150°)=0.5andsin(67°)≈0.920⟹
AC=0.9208⋅0.5≈4.35 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°
Thus, the correct bearing of Chorlton from Acton rounded to one decimal place is: