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1 The bearing of A from B is 137°.
Find the bearing of B from A.
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[Total: 2]
2 The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B.
The scale is 1 cm represents 15 km.
North
North
Scale: 1 cm to 15 km
Measure the bearing of town B from town A.
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[Total: 1]
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The bearing of B from A is 059°.
Work out the bearing of A from B.
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[Total: 2]
4 The bearing of a boat from a harbour is 322°.
Work out the bearing of the harbour from the boat.
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[Total: 2]
5 The scale drawing shows the position of town R on a map.
The scale is 1 centimetre represents 5 kilometres.
North
R
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Scale : 1 cm to 5 km
(a) Town M is 36 km from R on a bearing of 163°.
Mark the position of M on the map. [2]
(b) Town K is on a bearing of 312° from R.
Work out the bearing of R from K.
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[Total: 4]
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North
L
M NOT TO
SCALE
On a map, the positions of the towns L, M and N form an equilateral triangle.
The bearing of M from L is 103°.
Work out the bearing of L from N.
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[Total: 2]
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The bearing of B from A is 105°.
Find the bearing of A from B.
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[Total: 2]
8 The bearing of X from Y is 274°.
Calculate the bearing of Y from X.
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[Total: 2]
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The diagram shows a field ABCDE.
(a) Calculate the perimeter of the field ABCDE.
................................................... m [4]
(b) Calculate angle ABD.
Angle ABD = ................................................... [4]
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(c) (i) Calculate angle CBD.
Angle CBD = ................................................... [2]
(ii) The point C is due north of the point B.
Find the bearing of D from B.
................................................... [2]
(d) Calculate the area of the field ABCDE.
Give your answer in hectares.
[1 hectare = 10 000 m2]
................................................... hectares [4]
[Total: 16]
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10 The scale drawing shows the positions of town S and town T.
The scale is 1 centimetre represents 15 kilometres.
Measure the bearing of town T from town S.
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[Total: 1]
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Measure the bearing of B from A.
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[Total: 1]
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12 (a) Calculate angle ACD.
Angle ACD = ................................................... [4]
(b) Show that BC = 7.05 km, correct to 2 decimal places.
[3]
(c) Calculate the shortest distance from B to AC.
................................................... km [3]
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(d) Calculate the length of the straight line BD.
BD = ................................................... km [4]
(e) C is due east of A.
Find the bearing of D from C.
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[Total: 16]
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The diagram shows the positions of three points A, B and C in a field.
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(a) Show that BC is 118.1 m, correct to 1 decimal place.
[3]
(b) Calculate angle ABC.
Angle ABC = ................................................... [3]
(c) The bearing of C from A is 147°.
Find the bearing of
(i) A from B,
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(ii) B from C.
................................................... [2]
(d) Mitchell takes 35 seconds to run from A to C.
Calculate his average running speed in kilometres per hour.
................................................... km/h [3]
(e) Calculate the shortest distance from point B to AC.
................................................... m [3]
[Total: 17]
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A speedboat starts at X and travels to Y, then to Z and then back to X.
Z is due south of X and Y is due west of Z.
XY = 39 km and XZ = 21 km.
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(a) Calculate YZ.
YZ = ................................................... [3]
(b) Calculate angle YXZ.
Angle YXZ = ................................................... [2]
(c) Find the bearing of Y from X.
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[Total: 6]
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North
NOT TO
SCALE
27 m B
A
34 m
In the diagram, B is 27 metres due east of A.
C is 34 metres from A and due south of B.
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(a) Using trigonometry, calculate angle ACB.
Answer(a) Angle ACB = ................................................... [2]
(b) Find the bearing of C from A.
Answer(b) ................................................... [2]
[Total: 4]
16 The scale drawing shows the positions of two towns, A and B.
Measure the bearing of town B from town A.
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[Total: 1]
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17 The bearing of Bartown from Whitestoke is 073°.
Work out the bearing of Whitestoke from Bartown.
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[Total: 2]
