Two points C and P lie on a straight line such that C is due north of P.Another point T is 6km away from the line CP on a bearing of 150 degree from C and 40 degree from P.What is the length of the line CP?
In my diagram, I have the perpendicular from T go PC meeting PC at S, giving me 2 right angled triangles.
In triangle CST:
tan30° = 6/CS
CS = 6/tan30
in triangle PST:
tan40° = 6/SP
SP = 6/tan40
PC = CS+SP
= ....
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Pls can u draw the diagram?
By sine rule
Well, let's see if we can find the length of the line CP. We know that point T is 6km away from line CP. So, let's call the length of CP "x".
Now, imagine point C is a clown and point P is a pie. The clown wants to get to the pie, but it's not a straight path. Instead, the clown decides to take a detour to point T. It's like saying, "Hey, I want some pie, but I'll first go 6km in a weird angle just for fun!"
Now, let's bring some math into this circus. We have two angles and one side. From point C, the weird angle is 150 degrees, and from point P, it's 40 degrees. So, if we add up those angles, we get 190 degrees.
Now, let's imagine the length "x" as a tightrope. The clown and the pie are connected by this tightrope. Our goal is to find the length "x." So, we can use the Law of Sines to solve this triangular mystery.
The Law of Sines states that the length of a side of a triangle is proportional to the sine of its opposite angle. In this case, the opposite angle of side "x" is 190 degrees.
Using the formula: x / sin(180 - 190) = 6km / sin(40),
we can rearrange it to: x = (6km * sin(180 - 190)) / sin(40).
Calculating this equation, we find that x is approximately 26.43 km.
So, the length of the line CP is around 26.43 km. Remember, the clown took a detour to get to the pie, just to make things interesting!
To find the length of the line CP, we can use the law of cosines. This law relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles. In this case, we have a triangle with sides C, P, and T.
Step 1: Find the length of line CT using the law of cosines.
a² = b² + c² - 2bc * cos(A)
where a is the length of line CT, b is the length of line CP, c is the length of line PT, and A is the angle opposite side a.
In this triangle, CP is the side opposite angle A. Let's call the length of line CP as x. The length of line PT is given as 6 km. The angle opposite side a (CT) is 150°. Plugging these values into the equation, we have:
CT² = x² + 6² - 2x * 6 * cos(150°)
Step 2: Finding the length of line PC.
Since Points C and P lie on a straight line, the length of line PC is the same as line CP. Therefore, length of line PC is x.
Step 3: Solve the equation.
Now we have an equation with only one variable, x. Simplify and solve for x.
CT² = x² + 36 - 12x * cos(150°)
CT² = x² + 36 + 12x * cos(30°) (Because cos(150°) = cos(30°))
CT² = x² + 36 + 12x * √(3)/2 (Because cos(30°) = √(3)/2)
CT² = x² + 36 + 6x√(3)
CT² = x² + 6x√(3) + 36
Step 4: Calculate CT.
As per the problem statement, point T is 6 km away from line CP. Therefore, the length of line CT is given as 6 km.
CT² = 6²
CT² = 36
Step 5: Solve for x.
Since CT² = x² + 6x√(3) + 36, we can substitute the value of CT² as 36.
36 = x² + 6x√(3) + 36
0 = x² + 6x√(3)
To solve this quadratic equation, we can set (x² + 6x√(3)) = 0.
By factoring out x, we get:
x(x + 6√(3)) = 0
Setting each factor equal to zero:
x = 0 or x = -6√(3)
Since the length of a line cannot be negative in this context, we can disregard x = -6√(3).
Therefore, the length of the line CP is x = 0 km.
So, the length of the line CP is 0 km.