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26 May 2024
Calculating Bearings
bera [Norse] : carry, bring, bear,
endure
Typical questions:
Measure the bearing
B is 230° and 2 km from A. Construct a bearing. [scale 1km = 1 cm] Calculating Bearings
Example Your Turn
State the bearing of A from B State the bearing of A from B
Calculating Bearings
Rapid Fire Questions
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Work out the bearings
Give the bearing to A from Give the bearing to B Give the bearing to A from B from A B
Give the bearing of B from AC is straight line. Give
A the bearing of B from A What is the bearing of D from C? Calculating Bearings
Work out the bearings
248° 293° 062°
248° 135° 296°
064° 063° 225°
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With words
1) The bearing from A 2) The bearing from C 3) E is on a bearing of
to B is 060°. What to D is 100°. What 300° from F. What is the bearing to A is the bearing to C is the bearing of F from B? from D? from E?
240° 280° 120°
4) G is southwest from 5) A boat is equidistant from two lighthouses. It is
H? What bearing is on a bearing of 80 from lighthouse A and a H from G? bearing of 300 from light house B. What is the bearing from lighthouse A to lighthouse B? 045° 100° Calculating Bearings
What bearings can you work out?
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060° 220° 220° Calculating Bearings
(a) 12 seen on diagram
at A and B or 180° – 168° = 12°. AND 12 + 78 (= 90) 1 Allow 168 + 12 = 180 only o o o
Allow 90 – 78 = 12 or 90 – 12 = 78 o o o o o o
if the first condition is satisfied
(b) 123 o 2 W1 for angle BAC (or angle BCA) = 45 o Calculating Bearings
5 QUICK QUESTIONS CHECK
Get ready… Calculating Bearings
Claculate the bearing of A from B
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Calculate the bearing of B from A
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The bearing of A to B is 80°.
What is the bearing of B to A? Calculating Bearings
