Angle at a harbour from a bearing, and a distance found with the sine rule

Angle at a harbour from a bearing, and a distance found with the sine rule

5 marks

A ship leaves a harbour \(H\) and sails due south to a point \(S\). A buoy \(K\) is \(7\) km from \(H\) on a bearing of \(152^\circ\). From \(S\), the bearing of the buoy is \(038^\circ\). The diagram below shows this information.

  1. Find the size of angle \(K\hat{H}S\).[1]
  2. Find the distance \(KS\).[4]

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Answer:(a) \(28^\circ\) (b) \(KS=5.34\) km

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