Edexcel M4 2011 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM4 (Mechanics 4)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicVectors Introduction & 2D

  1. A hiker walking due east at a steady speed of \(5 \mathrm {~km} \mathrm {~h} ^ { - 1 }\) notices that the wind appears to come from a direction with bearing 050. At the same time, another hiker moving on a bearing of 320, and also walking at \(5 \mathrm {~km} \mathrm {~h} ^ { - 1 }\), notices that the wind appears to come from due north.
Find
  1. the direction from which the wind is blowing,
  2. the wind speed.