A snail crawls 83cm due to west and then 78cm due north. Work out the bearing of the snail from its starting point. give answer to nearest degree

Answer 1

A right triangle is formed with altitude = 78 and base = 83

the tangent of the reference angle = 78/83

the reference angle = tan^-1(78/82) = about 43.22

add 90 as it's in quadrant II, to get a bearing of 133.22 degrees