Cardinal Points(基本方位)は,north, south, east, and westの4方位で,NSEW(北南東西)の順でいいます.日本では普通,東西南北の順でいいますが.麻雀では東南西北という順ですね.さらにそれら4つの方位の間に,half-cardinal pointsまたはquadrantal pointsまたはintercardinal pointsまたはintermediate (or ordinal) directionsと呼ばれるnorth east(北東), south east(南東), south west(南西) and north west(北西)があります.

【Bearing 問題】
Boat A is at (x1, y1)=(2, 4) at exactly 2:17 pm. It sails with velocity vector (1, –3). Boat B is at (x2, y2)=(11, 3). It begins to sail with velocity vector (–1, a) at 2:19 pm to meet the boat A. Distance units
are metres and t is in minutes from 2:17 pm.
a) Find x1(t) and y1(t)
for boat A.
b) Find x2(t) and y2(t)
for boat B.
c) At what time do they meet?
d) What was the direction and speed of boat B?
(正解はこちら)
Bearings
http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7/ch08_angles/07_bear/bearing.htm
Thanks for the calculation.
ReplyDeleteLearn more about quadrantal bearing and whole circle bearing from the following link.
Whole Circle Bearing
Quadrantal Bearing (Reduced Bearing)