The town of Numan is 104 km from Jalingo
on a bearing of North East. Yola is 56 km
from Numan on a bearing of South .
Sketch a diagram showing the points of the
three towns. Calculate:
(a) the distance of Yola from Jalingo
(b) the bearing of Yola from Jalingo.

Ask by Hall Park. in Nigeria

Mar 23,2025

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The town of Numan is 104 km from Jalingo
on a bearing of North East. Yola is 56 km
from Numan on a bearing of South .
Sketch a diagram showing the points of the
three towns. Calculate:
(a) the distance of Yola from Jalingo
(b) the bearing of Yola from Jalingo.

Ask by Hall Park. in Nigeria

Mar 23,2025

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We set up a coordinate system with Jalingo at the origin, the positive $$ y $$–axis pointing north and the positive $$ x $$–axis pointing east.

**Step 1. Locate Numan**

Numan is 104 km from Jalingo on a bearing of North $$ 50^\circ $$ East. In our coordinate system this gives:
$$
x_{\text{Numan}} = 104\sin(50^\circ), \quad y_{\text{Numan}} = 104\cos(50^\circ).
$$

**Step 2. Locate Yola relative to Numan**

Yola is 56 km from Numan on a bearing of South $$ 60^\circ $$ East. A "South $$ 60^\circ $$ East" direction means that starting from due south the line is turned $$ 60^\circ $$ toward the east. Hence the displacement from Numan is:

$$
x_{\text{displacement}} = 56\sin(60^\circ), \quad y_{\text{displacement}} = -56\cos(60^\circ).
$$
(The $$ y $$–component is negative since the motion is toward the south.)

Thus the coordinates of Yola (relative to Jalingo) are:
$$
x_{\text{Yola}} = 104\sin(50^\circ) + 56\sin(60^\circ),
$$
$$
y_{\text{Yola}} = 104\cos(50^\circ) - 56\cos(60^\circ).
$$

**Step 3. Numerical Calculation**

Using approximate trigonometric values:
$$
\sin(50^\circ) \approx 0.7660,\quad \cos(50^\circ) \approx 0.6428,
$$
$$
\sin(60^\circ) \approx 0.8660,\quad \cos(60^\circ) = 0.5.
$$

We compute:
$$
x_{\text{Numan}} \approx 104 \times 0.7660 = 79.66,
$$
$$
y_{\text{Numan}} \approx 104 \times 0.6428 = 66.77.
$$

The displacement from Numan:
$$
x_{\text{disp}} \approx 56 \times 0.8660 = 48.50,
$$
$$
y_{\text{disp}} \approx -56 \times 0.5 = -28.
$$

Now, Yola’s coordinates are:
$$
x_{\text{Yola}} \approx 79.66 + 48.50 = 128.16,
$$
$$
y_{\text{Yola}} \approx 66.77 - 28 = 38.77.
$$

**Step 4. Distance of Yola from Jalingo (Part a)**

The distance $$ d $$ is given by:
$$
d = \sqrt{x_{\text{Yola}}^2 + y_{\text{Yola}}^2} \approx \sqrt{(128.16)^2 + (38.77)^2}.
$$

Calculate:
$$
(128.16)^2 \approx 16419.5, \quad (38.77)^2 \approx 1503.5,
$$
$$
d \approx \sqrt{16419.5 + 1503.5} = \sqrt{17923} \approx 133.96\,\text{km}.
$$

Thus, Yola is approximately $$ 134\,\text{km} $$ from Jalingo.

**Step 5. Bearing of Yola from Jalingo (Part b)**

The bearing is measured from the north direction (the positive $$ y $$–axis). We first calculate the angle $$ \theta $$ that the line joining Jalingo to Yola makes with the north. With the east–component $$ x_{\text{Yola}} $$ and the north–component $$ y_{\text{Yola}} $$, we have:
$$
\theta = \arctan\left(\frac{x_{\text{Yola}}}{y_{\text{Yola}}}\right) \approx \arctan\left(\frac{128.16}{38.77}\right).
$$

Compute the ratio:
$$
\frac{128.16}{38.77} \approx 3.305,
$$
so
$$
\theta \approx \arctan(3.305) \approx 73^\circ.
$$

Thus, the bearing is $$ \text{North } 73^\circ \text{ East} $$.

**Final Answers**

(a) The distance of Yola from Jalingo is approximately $$ 134\,\text{km} $$.

(b) The bearing of Yola from Jalingo is $$ \text{North } 73^\circ \text{ East} $$.
Yola is approximately 134 km from Jalingo on a bearing of North 73° East.

The town of Numan is 104 km from Jalingo
on a bearing of North East. Yola is 56 km
from Numan on a bearing of South .
Sketch a diagram showing the points of the
three towns. Calculate:
(a) the distance of Yola from Jalingo
(b) the bearing of Yola from Jalingo.

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