Post-UTME Mathematics 2009 Objective — Question 9
Question 9 of 15 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Mathematics 2009 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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A town P is on bearing 315° from town Q while town R is south of town Q and west of town P. If R is 60km away from Q, how far is R from P?
- A. 30kmCorrect
- B. 42km
- C. 45km
- D. 60km
Explanation
Using the 45° bearing geometry implied by the 315° bearing, the resulting right-triangle relationship gives approximately 30km.
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