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Three warships P, Q and R leave port X at 9:00am. Ship P sails at a steady speed on a bearing of 070°, 100km from...

Three warships P, Q and R leave port X at 9:00am. Ship P sails at a steady speed on a bearing of 070°, 100km from port X, while ship Q sails on a bearing of 320°, 80km from X. Ship R is on a bearing of 150° from port X and due south of ship P.

a) Using a ruler and compasses only construct a scale drawing to show the position of P,Q,R and X

b) Use the scale drawing to determine
i) the distance and bearing of ship P from ship Q
ii) the distance of ship R from port X
iii) the distance of ship R from ship P

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 27, 2019 at 10:59

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