Olivia's answer to chubbun's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Keyword is “due south” to get your 90 degrees. Hope this solution helps you.
chubbun
Chubbun
5 years ago
cant find the answer :(
300/sin42 is a negative number
the correct answer is 448 m
Arnold K H Tan
Arnold K H Tan
5 years ago
Your calculator is most likely on radian mode. Common noob mistake. You will get 448 if you use 300 ÷ sin(42) in degrees mode. Very silly of you to downvote a correct answer for your own mistake.