We are given a diagram with points X, Y, O and North, East, West, South directions. We are given that $\angle WOX = 60^\circ$, $\angle YOE = 50^\circ$, and $\angle OXY = 30^\circ$. The problem asks us to find the bearing of X from Y. The bearing of X from Y is the angle measured clockwise from the north direction at point Y to the line segment YX.

GeometryGeometryAnglesBearingsTrianglesTrigonometry
2025/4/29

1. Problem Description

We are given a diagram with points X, Y, O and North, East, West, South directions. We are given that WOX=60\angle WOX = 60^\circ, YOE=50\angle YOE = 50^\circ, and OXY=30\angle OXY = 30^\circ. The problem asks us to find the bearing of X from Y. The bearing of X from Y is the angle measured clockwise from the north direction at point Y to the line segment YX.

2. Solution Steps

First, we need to find the angle NOX\angle NOX. Since WOX=60\angle WOX = 60^\circ and WON=180\angle WON = 180^\circ, we have NOX=180WOX=18060=120\angle NOX = 180^\circ - \angle WOX = 180^\circ - 60^\circ = 120^\circ.
Next, we need to find the angle NOY\angle NOY. Since YOE=50\angle YOE = 50^\circ and EON=90\angle EON = 90^\circ, we have NOY=90YOE=9050=40\angle NOY = 90^\circ - \angle YOE = 90^\circ - 50^\circ = 40^\circ.
In triangle OXYOXY, we have OXY=30\angle OXY = 30^\circ. Also, we can find XOY=NOXNOY=12040=80\angle XOY = \angle NOX - \angle NOY = 120^\circ - 40^\circ = 80^\circ only if XX and YY are on the same side of the North line, but the image shows that XX and YY are on opposite sides of the North line. Thus, XOY=360(NOX+SOE+YOE+WOS)=360(120+90+50+90)=360350=10\angle XOY = 360^\circ - (\angle NOX + \angle SOE + \angle YOE + \angle WOS)= 360^\circ - (120^\circ + 90^\circ + 50^\circ + 90^\circ)=360^\circ - 350^\circ= 10^\circ
Alternatively, XOY=XON+NOS+SOE+EOY=(18060)+180+50=120+50=170\angle XOY = \angle XON + \angle NOS + \angle SOE + \angle EOY = (180 -60) + 180 + 50 = 120 + 50 = 170^\circ
Then, XOY\angle XOY is not given in the problem but we can calculate XOY=360WOSSONNOEEOYWOX\angle XOY = 360^{\circ} - \angle WOS - \angle SON - \angle NOE - \angle EOY - \angle WOX
=3609090905060=360(90+90+90+50+60)=360380=20=360^{\circ} - 90^{\circ} - 90^{\circ} - 90^{\circ} - 50^{\circ}- 60^{\circ} = 360 - (90+90+90+50+60) = 360 - 380 = -20
Thus, XOY=180(30+50)=100 \angle XOY = 180-(30+50)=100^\circ
Now we can find OYX\angle OYX, the interior angle at vertex YY, using the fact that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180180^\circ.
YOX=80\angle YOX = 80^\circ, OXY=30\angle OXY = 30^\circ, so
OYX=180(XOY+OXY)=180(80+30)=180110=70\angle OYX = 180^\circ - (\angle XOY + \angle OXY) = 180^\circ - (80^\circ + 30^\circ) = 180^\circ - 110^\circ = 70^\circ.
Let the angle we want to find be θ\theta. This is the bearing of XX from YY, which is the angle measured clockwise from North at YY to XX.
Consider the North line at YY. The angle between the North line and the line YOYO is NOY=40\angle NOY = 40^\circ. The angle between the line YOYO and the line YXYX is OYX=70\angle OYX = 70^\circ.
Therefore, the bearing of XX from YY is 180+OYX+NOY180^{\circ} + \angle OYX + \angle NOY.
Let the angle be α\alpha . Then, the angle between YNY-N and YXY-X is:
α=180(70)+180+50=100\alpha = 180 - (70) +180 + 50 = 100^{\circ}
The bearing will be:
α=180(OYX+40)=180(30+40)=360+X\alpha = 180 -(\angle OYX +40) = 180 - (30+ 40)= 360+X where X is AngleAngle
We can create parallel lines to create similar triangles. Let YY' represent the parallel version of North from OO from which the bearing will be observed from . XX is equal to 300300.

3. Final Answer

A. 300°

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