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8.4 Trigonometry 16. AB is a chord of a circle of radius Som and centre O. ‘The perpendicular bisector of AB passes through O and also bisects the angle AOB. If AOB = 100° calculate the length of the chord AB. 17. A chord XY of length 8 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 6 cm, centre O. Calculate the angle XOY. 18. A chord PO of length 10 om is drawn in a circle with centre O. If the angle POQ is 88° calculate the radius of the circle. Exercise 12 1. A ship is due South of a lighthouse. It sails on a bearing of 055° for a distance of 80 km until it is due East of the lighthouse. North 0 km 55% ‘How far is it now from the lighthouse? 2. A ship is due South of a lighthouse. It sails on a bearing of 071° for a distance of 200 km until it is due Bast of the lighthouse. How far is it now from the lighthouse? 3, -An aircraft is due North of a radio tower. It flies for a distance of 100 km on a bearing of 152° until it is due East of the tower. How far is it now from the tower? 145 4, An aircraft is due West of a control tower. It flies on a bebring of 040° at a speed of 300 km/h for two hours until it is due North of the tower. How far is it now irom the tower? 5. A ship is due North of a lighthouse. It sails on a bearing of 200° at a speed of 15 knv/h for five hours until it is due West of the lighthouse. Hov. far is it now from the lighthouse?‘ 6. A submarine is due South of an underwater port. It sails on a bearing of 300° for a distance of 160 km until it is due West of the port. How far is it now from the port? 7. Caleulate the length y. 8. From a horizontal distance of 40 m, the angle of elevation to the top of a building is 35.4°. From a point further away from the building the angie of elevation is 20.2°. What is the distance between the two points?

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