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Four towns P, Q, R and S are such that town Q is 120km due east of town P. Town R is 160km due north...

Four towns P, Q, R and S are such that town Q is 120km due east of town P. Town R is 160km due north of town Q, town S is on a bearing of 330⁰ from P and on a bearing of 300⁰ from R.
a) Using ruler and compasses only, show the relative positions of towns P,Q,R and S. Take a scale of 1cm rep 50km.
b) Determine
i) The distance SP in km
ii) The bearing of S from Q
iii) How far north, S is, from line QP produced.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 15, 2019 at 13:51

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