Three ships P, Q and R are at sea such that ship Q is 400km on a bearing of 030o from ship P. Ship R...

Three ships P, Q and R are at sea such that ship Q is 400km on a bearing of 030o from ship P. Ship R is 750km from
ship Q and on a bearing of S60oE from ship Q. Ship Q is 1000km and to the north of an enemy ship S.
a) Taking a scale of 1cm to represent 100km, locate the position of ships P, Q, R and S.
b) Find the compass bearing of :
i) ship P from ship S
ii) ship S from ship R
c) Use the scale drawing to determine
i) the distance of S from P
ii) the distance of R from S
d) Find the bearing of :
i) Q from R
ii) P from R

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 07:20

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