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Edexcel IGCSE Math B 9.D bearings

Practise bearing questions by drawing north lines, using clockwise angles and applying triangle facts or trigonometry where needed.

Syllabus
First assessment 2018
Course
Math B 4MB1

Exam points

  • Calculate reverse bearings such as from P to Q and from Q to P accurately.
  • Use north lines and clockwise three-figure angle measurements accurately.
  • Combine bearings with triangle trigonometry in boat, town or lighthouse diagrams.

9.D Bearings question 1

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The scale drawing opposite shows the positions, A, B and C, of three lighthouses. The points A, B and C lie at sea level in the same horizontal plane with B due north of A.

The scale of the drawing is 1 cm represents 50 km.

Question (a)

(a)

Find by measurement

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Question (i)

(i)

the bearing of C from A.

Question (b)

(b)
Figure for Question (b) — Edexcel IGCSE Math B

Given that S is east of the line AB,

find, by measurement, the bearing of S from A.

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