BEARING - 1
1.
Work out the bearing of B from A.
2. N
60
140
P
(a) Write down the bearing of A from P.
(b) Work out the bearing of B from P.
3.. The bearing of a ship from a lighthouse is 050°
Work out the bearing of the lighthouse from the ship.
4. The bearing of a ship A from a ship B is 068°
Find the bearing of ship B from ship A
5. The bearing of ship A from ship B is 145°
Calculate the bearing of ship B from ship A.
6
Rotterdam
NOT TO
SCALE
Antwerp is 78 km due South of Rotterdam and 83 km due
East of Bruges, as shown in the diagram.
78 km
North
Bruges 83 km Antwerp
Calculate
(a) the distance between Bruges and Rotterdam,
(b) the bearing of Rotterdam from Bruges, correct to the nearest degree.
7
Q NOT TO
SCALE
140 m
220 m
31°
R
Theresa swims from P to Q, then from Q to R and then finally returns from R to P.
PQ = 140 m, RP = 220 m and angle PRQ = 31°.
(a) Angle PQR is obtuse.
Calculate its size, to the nearest degree.
(b) The bearing of Q from P is 060°.
Calculate the bearing of R from Q.
8 C
km
4.5 km NOT TO
2.7
SCALE
A
5 km
B
The diagram shows 3 ships A, B and C at sea.
AB = 5 km, BC = 4.5 km and AC = 2.7 km.
(a) Calculate angle ACB.
Show all your working.
(b) The bearing of A from C is 220°.
Calculate the bearing of B from C.
9 A plane flies from Auckland (A) to Gisborne (G) on a bearing of 115o.
The plane then flies on to Wellington (W). Angle AGW = 63o.
North
o
A 115
NOT TO
63o G
SCALE
410 km
400 km
(a) Calculate the bearing of Wellington from Gisborne.
(b) The distance from Wellington to Gisborne is 400 kilometres.
The distance from Auckland to Wellington is 410 kilometres.
Calculate the bearing of Wellington from Auckland.
10
North
NOT TO
SCALE
A
126°
B
250 m
23°
P
The diagram shows three straight horizontal roads in a town, connecting points P, A and B.
PB =250 m, angle APB = 23° and angle BAP = 126°.
(a) Calculate the length of the road AB.
(b) The bearing of A from P is 303°.
Find the bearing of
(i) B from P,
(ii) A from B.
11
North
Q
NOT TO
140° SCALE
50 m
R
100 m
P
The diagram shows three points P, Q and R on horizontal ground.
PQ = 50 m, PR = 100 m and angle PQR = 140°.
(a) Calculate angle PRQ.
(b) The bearing of R from Q is 100°.
Find the bearing of P from R.
BEARING - 2
1. The diagram shows the positions of two villages, Beckhampton (B) and West Kennett (W).
Scale: 4 cm represents 1 km.
(a) Work out the real distance, in km, of Beckhampton from West Kennett.
The village, Avebury (A), is on a bearing of 038 from Beckhampton.
On the diagram, A is 6 cm from B.
(b) On the diagram, mark A with a cross (×).
Label the cross A.
2. .
North
B
(a) Measure and write down the bearing of B from A.
(b) On the diagram, draw a line on a bearing of 107° from A.
3. The diagram shows the position of a lighthouse L and a harbour H.
The scale of the diagram is 1 cm represents 5 km.
(a) Work out the real distance between L and H.
(b) Measure the bearing of H from L.
A boat B is 20 km from H on a bearing of 040°
(c) On the diagram, mark the position of boat B with a cross (×).
Label it B.
4. The diagram shows the position of two boats, P and Q.
The bearing of a boat R from boat P is 0600
The bearing of boat R from boat Q is 3100
In the space above, draw an accurate diagram to show the position of boat R.
Mark the position of boat R with a cross (). Label it R.
5.. The diagram shows the positions of two telephone masts, A and B, on a map.
(a) Measure the bearing of B from A.
Another mast C is on a bearing of 160° from B.
On the map, C is 4 cm from B.
(b) Mark the position of C with a cross () and label it C.
6.. The diagram shows the position of two ports P and Q on a map.
(a) Measure the bearing of Q from P.
A rock R is on a bearing of 150° from Q.
On the map R is 6 cm from Q.
(b) Mark the position of R with a cross (×) and label it R.
7.
N
A ship travels 44 km from the point P on a bearing of 042° and then travels a further
60 km on a bearing of 090° to arrive at point A.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 km,
(a) draw accurately the path of the ship from P to A in the space above.
Label the point A.
A second port Q is on a bearing 080° from port P and on a bearing of 110° from point A.
(b) On the same diagram, locate the position of Q. Label the port Q.
(c) Write down the distance, in km, of port Q from port P.
8.
N
Two ships leave a port A at the same time. One of the ships travels a distance of 6 km on
a bearing of 040° to a point B. The other ship travels 8 km on a bearing of 340° to a
point C.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 1 km,
(a) draw this information on the above diagram.
(b) Use your diagram to find the distance, in km, between B and C.
9.
A ship travels 44 km from the point P on a bearing of 042° and then travels a further
60 km on a bearing of 090° to arrive at point A.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 km,
(a) draw accurately the path of the ship from P to A in the space above.
Label the point A.
A second port Q is on a bearing 080° from port P and on a bearing of 110° from point A.
(b) On the same diagram, locate the position of Q. Label the port Q.
(c) Write down the distance, in km, of port Q from port P.
BEARING - 3
1. N
A ship S leaves the port P at 12 00 and travels on a bearing of 060° at an average speed of
32 km/h for 2 hours. The ship S is now at position A. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent
20 km,
(a) in the space above, draw accurately the path of ship S and label the position A.
A second ship T also leaves the port P at 12 00 and travels on a bearing of 140° at an
average speed of 24 km/h for 2 hours. The ship T is now at position B. Using the same
scale and on the same diagram,
(b) draw accurately the path of ship T and label the position B.
(c) Find by measurement, the distance, in km to the nearest km, between A and B.
..................................................km
(d) Find by measurement, the bearing, in degrees to the nearest degree, of B from A.
°
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2 B
3 km
North
3 km
85°
A
A, B and C are three places in a desert. Tom leaves A at 06 40 and takes 30 minutes to walk directly
to B, a distance of 3 kilometres. He then takes an hour to walk directly from B to C, also a distance of
3 kilometres.
(a) At what time did Tom arrive at C?
(b) Calculate his average speed for the whole journey.
(c) The bearing of C from A is 085°.
Find the bearing of A from C.
3 North
40 km B
80° 115°
A
NOT TO
SCALE
60 km
Island
C
To avoid an island, a ship travels 40 kilometres from A to B and then 60 kilometres from B to C.
The bearing of B from A is 080° and angle ABC is 115°.
(a) The ship leaves A at 11 55.
It travels at an average speed of 35 km / h.
Calculate, to the nearest minute, the time it arrives at C
(b) Find the bearing of
(i) A from B,
(ii) C from B.
(c) Calculate the straight line distance AC
(d) Calculate angle BAC
(e) Calculate how far C is east of A
4 C
N
200 m
150 m
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
Figure 5
Figure 5 shows the location of three markers A, B and C positioned on the surface of
a lake. The distance of A from B is 150 m and the distance of B from C is 200 m. The
bearing of B from A is 330° and the bearing of A from C is 220°.
(a) Show that the size of BAC is 70°.
(b) Find, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,
(i) the size, in degrees, of BCA,
(ii) the bearing of C from B,
(iii) the distance, in m, of A from C.
Two boats, P and Q, take part in a race. Each boat starts at A and travels around triangle
ABC four times finishing at A.
Boat P starts the race and travels at an average speed of 1.5 m/s.
(c) Find the time, to the nearest second, for boat P to complete the race.
Boat Q starts 3 minutes after boat P has started and finishes at A at the same time as
boat P.
(d) Calculate the average speed, in m/s, of boat Q.
