FORM ONE BEARING AND SURVEY MR STEPHEN OGANA

1. A surveyor followed the route PQRS. Q is 250 km on a bearing of 0750 from P. R is on a

bearing of S 700E from P and 275 km from Q. S is 300 km on a bearing of 1000 from Q.
using a scale of 1 cm to represent 50 km:

(a) Show the relative position of PQRS. (4marks)

(b) Determine:

(i) The distance PR in km. (2marks)

(ii) Bearing of Q from R. (1mark)

(iii) Distance PS in km. (2marks)

(iv) The bearing of R from S. (1mark)

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2. Three tents A, B and C pitched on a flat field in an army camp are such that tent B is on
a bearing of 135° and 1.5km from A and C is 2.7km away on a bearing of 215° from B.
a) Using a scale of 1:30000 show relative positions of tents A, B and C on the space
provided. (3 marks)

b) State the bearing and the distance of tent C from A. (2 marks)

c) Locate the position of the watch tower, R, which is constructed such that all the
tents are equidistant from it and determine its distance from tent A using AC
and BC. (3 marks)

d) Another tent D is to be erected such that it is closer to B than A, but within the
range of 2.4km from C and strictly within the straight paths linking the tents.
Shade the possible region it is pitched. (2 marks)

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3. A tower is on a bearing of 030o from a point P and a distance of 100m. From P, the angle
of elevation of the top of the tower is 15o and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower
is 1.

(a) Find the height of tower. (3marks)

(b) A point Q is on the same horizontal plane as point P. The tower is on a bearing 330o
from Q and a distance of 70m.
Calculate the: -

(i) Bearing of Q from the tower. (2marks)

(ii) The distance from P to Q (2marks)

(iii) bearing of P from Q. (3marks)

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4. A triangular piece of land has got three posts A, B, and C at its corners on one plane.
Post A is 120m and N 200 W of C. Post B is 80m and East of C.

(a) Determine the length of side AB (2marks)

(b) Find the area in ha of this piece of land (3marks)

(c) Find the shortest distance between length BC and post A in 3 significant
figures. (3marks)

(d) Find the bearing of post A from B. (2marks)

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5. Town B is 180 km on a bearing of 0500 from town A. another town C is on a bearing of
1100 from town A and on a bearing of 1500 from town B. A fourth town D is 240 km on a
bearing of 3200 from town A. without using a scale drawing, calculate to the nearest
kilometer:

(a) The distance AC (4marks)

(b) The distance CD (4marks)

(c) The distance BC (2marks)

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6. Three trees R S and T are the vertices of a triangular field. R is 300m from S on a
bearing of 300o and T is 450m directly south of R

(a) Using scale of 1cm rep 60m draw a diagram to show the positions of the trees.
(3marks)

(b) Use the scale to determine

(i) the distance between T and S in meters (2marks)

(ii) the bearing of T from S (1mark)

(c) Find the area of the field, in hectares to 1 d.p (4marks)

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7. Four towns R,T,K and G are such that T is 84km directly to the north of R and K is on

bearing of 295o from R at a distance of 60km. G is on a bearing of 340o from K and at a

distance of 30km.

(a) Using the scale of 1cm to represent 10km make an accurate scale drawing to
show the relative positions of the towns. (3marks)

(b)Find:-

(i) The distance and the bearing of T from K (3marks)

(ii) The distance and the bearing of G from T. (3marks)

(iii) The bearing of R from G (1mark)

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8. Three warships P, Q and R leave port X at 9:00am, ship P sails at a steady speed on a
bearing of 070⁰, 100km from port X, while ship Q sails on a bearing of 320⁰, 80km
from X. Ship R is on a bearing of 150⁰ from port X and due south of ship P.

a) Using a ruler and compasses only construct a scale drawing to show the position
of P, Q, R and X (4marks)

b) Use the scale drawing to determine

i) the distance and bearing of ship P from ship Q (2marks)

ii) the distance of ship R from port X (2marks)

iii) the distance of ship R from ship P (2marks)

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9. Four points B, C, Q and D lie on the same plane. Point B is 42km due southwest point

Q. Point C is 50 km on a bearing of S60oE from Q. Point D is equidistant from B, Q and C.

(a) Using the scale: 1cm represents 10km, construct a diagram showing the positions
of B, C, Q and D.

(b) Determine the

(i) distance between B and C (1mark)

(ii) bearing of D from B (2marks)

(c) Find the distance and bearing of D from C. (2marks)

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10. Every Sunday Alex drives a distance of 80km on a bearing of 0740 to pick up his
brother John to go to church. The church is 75km from John’s house on a bearing of S500E.
After church they drive a distance of 100km on a bearing of 2600 to check on their father
before Alex drives to John’s home to drop him off then proceeds to his house.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10km, show the relative positions of these places.
(4 marks)

(b) Use your diagram to determine:

(i) the true bearing of Alex’s home from their father’s house. (1 mark)

(ii) the compass bearing of the father’s home from John’s home. (1 mark)

(iii) the distance between John’s home and the father’s home. (2 marks)

(iv) the total distance Alex travels every Sunday. (2 marks)

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11. Four towns P,Q,R and S are such that Q is 1500km due East of town P. Town R is 1080km
due North of town Q. Town S is on a bearing of 3000 from R

a) Use a ruler a pair of compasses and show the positions of town P, Q, R and S. (Take a
scale of 1cm = 3000km) (5marks)

b) i) Determine the distance of PS in km (2marks)

ii) Determine the distance RS in km (2marks)

iii Determine the bearing of town S and Q (1mark)

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 SURVEY

1. The table below shows measurements of a farm in a fields book. XY=2000m

1800 G 100

F 200 1600

1200 E 300

900 D 100

C 150 600

300 B 200

A 200 100

(a) Using a scale 1cm rep 100m. Sketch the map of the farm (2marks)

(b) Calculate the area of the farm in hectares (8marks)

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2. The following measurements were recorded in a field book of a farm in meters (xy = 400m)
Y
400
C60 340
300 120D
240 100E
220 160F
B100 140
A120 80
x

(a) Using a scale of 1cm representing 4000cm, draw an accurate map of the farm. (3
Marks)

(b) If the farm is on sale at Kshs. 80,000.00 per hectare, find how much it costs. (7 Marks)

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3. A surveyor recorded the measurements of a field in a field book using lines AB 260m as
shown below.
B

130 R 40

70 Q 10

50 P 20

S50 10

(a) Sketch the map of the field (4 Marks)

(b) Find the area of the field in hectares (6 Marks)

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4. A coffee farm was surveyed and its measurements entered in a field book as shown
below. (Take XY=400m as the baseline.)

360 80 to Q
to R 80 280
to S 160 200
40 200 to P

X
a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 40m, draw the map of the coffee farm. (3marks)

b) Find the area of the coffee farm in hectares. (7marks)

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5. A surveyor recorded the following information in his field book after taking
measurements in meters of a plot. the baseline is the straight line AH = 300m.

(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20m, draw an accurate diagram of the plot.
(5mks)

(b) Use your diagram to calculate the actual area of the field in hectare.
(5mks)

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6. The measurements (in meters) of a field were given in a field note book as follows:
Base line XY = 240m
Y
150 50 to P
To Q 60 120
50 20 to M
X
(a) Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 m, draw an accurate map of the farm.(4 marks)

(b) Find the area of the field in hectares. (4marks)

(c) If the farm is on sale at sh. 900 000 per hectare, find how much the farm costs.
(2 marks)

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7. A surveyor recorded the following information in his field book after taking
measurement in metres of a plot.

To E

1000

880 320 to D

720 to F 640

480 600 to C

240 to G 400

200 400 to B

From A

(a) Sketch the layout of the plot. (4marks)

(b) Calculate the area of the plot in hectares. (6marks)

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