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Question Number 13329 by chux last updated on 18/May/17
A surveyor standing at a point X,  sites a post Y due east of him and   a tower Z of a building on a  bearing of  046°.After walking to a  point W,a distance of 180m in the  south-east direction he observes   the bearing of Z and Y to be 337°  and 50° respectively.    calculate to the nearest meter   (i)/XY/  (ii)/ZW/  (iii)if N is on /XY/ such that  /XZ/=/ZN/ ,find the bearing of  Z from N        Please help . Thanks.
$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{surveyor}\:\mathrm{standing}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{X}, \\ $$$$\mathrm{sites}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{post}\:\mathrm{Y}\:\mathrm{due}\:\mathrm{east}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{him}\:\mathrm{and}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{tower}\:\mathrm{Z}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{building}\:\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{a} \\ $$$$\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{of}\:\:\mathrm{046}°.\mathrm{After}\:\mathrm{walking}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{a} \\ $$$$\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{W},\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{distance}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{180m}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{south}-\mathrm{east}\:\mathrm{direction}\:\mathrm{he}\:\mathrm{observes}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{Z}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{Y}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{337}° \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{50}°\:\mathrm{respectively}. \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{calculate}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{nearest}\:\mathrm{meter}\: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)/\mathrm{XY}/ \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)/\mathrm{ZW}/ \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{iii}\right)\mathrm{if}\:\mathrm{N}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{on}\:/\mathrm{XY}/\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$/\mathrm{XZ}/=/\mathrm{ZN}/\:,\mathrm{find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Z}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{N} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{Please}\:\mathrm{help}\:.\:\mathrm{Thanks}. \\ $$$$ \\ $$
Commented by chux last updated on 20/May/17
someone should help me with this  bearing please
$$\mathrm{someone}\:\mathrm{should}\:\mathrm{help}\:\mathrm{me}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{this} \\ $$$$\mathrm{bearing}\:\mathrm{please} \\ $$

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