Measuring bearings (2) : using maps & scales All diagrams
drawn accurately.
exercise 8d
1. Towns A and B are shown on Scale: 1cm represents 3km
the map.
N N
a) Town C is 12km from A on
a bearing of 116°.
Mark and label the position
of Town C with a cross. N A
b) Town D is 7.5km from B on
a bearing of 320°.
B
Mark and label the position
of Town D with a cross.
2. Positions A and B are shown on Scale: 1cm represents 250m
the map.
N
a) The bearing of C from A is 070°.
The bearing of C from B is 314°.
Mark and label the position
of C with a cross.
A
b) Work out the distance, in
kilometres, between A and B. B
3. Towns A and B are shown on Scale 1 : 150,000
the map.
N
a) Complete the statement:
A
A is _____km from B on a
bearing of _____°.
b) Town C is 7.5km from A on
B
a bearing of 156°.
Mark and label the position
of Town C with a cross.
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4. Cities W, X and Y are shown on Scale 1 : 750,000
the map.
N
W
a) The bearing of Z from X is 085°.
The bearing of Z from Y is 224°. Y
Mark and label the position
of Z with a cross.
b) Work out the distance, in
kilometres, between W and Z.
X
5. A map of the United Kingdom is shown.
Complete the following statements. Scale
1 : 12,000,000
a) Hull is _____km from Aberdeen N
on a bearing of _____°. Aberdeen
b) Belfast is _____km from Liverpool
Belfast
on a bearing of _____°.
Hull
Liverpool
Norwich
c) Norwich is _____km from Plymouth
on a bearing of _____°.
Plymouth
6. Location P is shown on the map.
Scale 1 : 60,000
a) Location Q is 3km from P on a
bearing of 080°.
Mark and label Q with a cross.
b) Location R is 1800m from Q on a
bearing of 300°.
Mark and label R with a cross.
P
c) Complete the statement:
P is ________km from R on a
bearing of _____°.
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Calculating bearings using angle rules Diagrams are not drawn
accurately.
learn by heart
North
We can use angle facts around points and lines,
and the angle sum of triangles, to help us North - West North - East
calculate bearings in diagrams not drawn to scale.
West East
45°
The compass directions split the full turn into 8
South - West South - East
equal sections, each of 45°
South
example
Calculate the bearing of B from C. Answer North North
Here is a
North right
angle
A C
220° 102°
Angle ACB =
A C Angle CAB = 180 - 102 - 50
220° 102° 360 - 220 - 90 B
= 28°
= 50°
B
So the bearing of B from C is 360 - 90 - 28 = 242°
exercise 8e
1. Work out the bearing of Y from X in each case.
a) North b) c) d)
X Y Y
110° 60°
50° 80°
Y East
X X West
South X
Y
d) e) f)
X North
North
74° Y 80° X
X
38°
South 65°
Y Y
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2. A ship sets sail from port heading North - East. What bearing does it sail on?
3. A ship sets sail from port heading South - West. What bearing does it sail on?
4. Work out the bearing of Y from X in each case.
a) North b) North c) North -
West
West X X
59° East
Y X
140° 120°
Y South - Y
West
5. Work out the bearing of Y from X in each case.
a) b) North c) North
North
North
100° X 188°
61° North
30° Y X 98°
40°
X
Y
Y
d) e) North f) North
North
292° 87° X X
192°
X
73°
Y
146°
East
Y Y
very challenging
North
6. The diagram shows a regular pentagon, PQRST.
Work out the bearing of
P
a) Q from P
T Q
b) Q from R
c) S from T S R
East
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Diagrams are
Calculating bearings using parallel line angle facts
not drawn
learn by heart accurately.
When we are working with bearings, we often have parallel (North) lines.
This means we can use angle facts around parallel lines to calculate bearings.
Corresponding angles on Alternate angles on Co - interior angles on
parallel lines are equal. parallel lines are equal. parallel lines sum to 180°.
Back Bearing : If we know the bearing of A from B, then the back bearing is from B to A.
example
The bearing of B from A is 107°. Answer N
Work out the bearing of A from B. 107° N
A
N B
alternate 180°
107° angles
A 107°
B Bearing of A from B = 180° + 107°
= 287°
exercise 8f
1. Work out the bearing of X from Y in each case (N indicates North): N
a) N b) c)
N
N
N Y N
115°
80°
X Y
X X
Y
d) N e) N f) 325°
N N
N X
N
X 102°
N 216°
Y Z
X Y
292°
Y 199°
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back bearings
2. 3.
The bearing of The bearing of N
Q from P is N Q from P is
150°. 150°
080°. P
80° Q Work out the
Work out the
bearing of P P bearing of P
from Q. from Q. Q
4. 5. The bearing of
The bearing of N
Q from P is Q N
Q from P is
263°. P 295°.
Work out the Q Work out the P
bearing of P 263° bearing of P
from Q. from Q.
6. 7.
The bearing of The bearing of
Q from P is Q from P is
058°. 272°.
Work out the Work out the
bearing of P bearing of P
from Q. from Q.
8. Work out the bearing of X from Y in each case (N indicates North):
N
a) N b) c) N
Z
N X
Y 67°
53°
38°
52° X Z
N
84° 36°
X
Y
Z Y
d) e) N f) N
N
N 113°
Z 132° Z
119° N N
X N
N
57° X 52°
44°
Y
X
Z Y Y
S
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extra
more challenging challenge
9. Work out the bearing of X from Y in each case.
a) b) c)
N N N
N
N 109°
Y
75° 209° N
71°
86° Y 50°
Y
70°
53°
X X
X
d) N e) N f)
N X N
100° N
210°
40°
X 228°
50° X 50°
N
Y Y Y
10. From the diagram on the right, work out N N
the bearings of:
95° N
X
a) Z from Y 80°
222° Y
b) Y from X Z
119°
c) W from Z W
very challenging
North
11. The diagram shows a regular hexagon, OPQRST.
Work out the bearing of
O P
a) Q from P
T Q
b) S from P
S R
c) P from T East
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