Help with solving real life problems involving directional bearings

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darkbluechocobo · Answer

From city A to city B, a plane flies 850 miles at a bearing of N 58° E. How many miles north and how many miles east has the plane traveled? Round your answer to the nearest mile.

darkbluechocobo · Answer

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darkbluechocobo · Answer

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perl · Answer

The conventional bearing of a point is stated as the number of degrees east or west of the north-south line.  We will refer to the conventional bearing simply as the direction.

perl · Answer

http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7/ch08_angles/07_bear/bearing.htm

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perl · Answer

$$N 58^{\circ}E$$ means 58 degrees 'east' of north. remember east is right, west is left . 
so 58 degrees to the right of north

perl · Answer

this is also good on bearings http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Trigonometry/Compass_Bearings

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