In AFL, each of the four posts is 6.4m distant from any adjacent post(s). Total width from point post to point post is therefore 19.2m. The level of difficulty of kicking a goal from various points on the field depends, in part, on the angle at which the ball is to be kicked.
The not-to-scale diagram below shows one position from which a player is to kick for goal.
Task 1: Calculate the size of angle PMC, the “angle” from which the shot will be taken. (2 Marks)
Task 2: Calculate the size of angle CPM (2 Marks)