EXERCISE 1

Paper 2 Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

This question paper consists of 2 sections: Section A and Section B. Answer all questions in Section A and
four questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the question paper. Working
steps must be written clearly. Non-programmable scientific calculate is allowed.

Section A
[52 marks]
Answer all questions from this section.

1 M and N are two points on the equator. O is

the centre of the earth. N lies due west of M.
The longitude of M is 67° E and ∠MON =
87°. Find the longitude of N.
[1 mark]
Answer:
5 A and B are two points on the Greenwich
Meridian and O is the centre of the earth. B
lies due north of A. The latitude of A is 5° S
and ∠AOB = 49°. Find the latitude of B.
[2 marks]
Answer:

2 P and Q are two points on the equator. O is

the centre of the earth. Q lies due west of P.
The longitude of P is 67° E and ∠POQ =
95°. Find the longitude of Q.
[1 mark]
Answer:
3 C and D are two points on the Greenwich
Meridian and O is the centre of the earth. D
lies due south of C. The latitude of C is 12°
N and ∠COD = 36°. Find the latitude of D.
[1 mark]
Answer:
4 P and Q are two points on the Greenwich
Meridian and O is the centre of the earth. Q
lies due north of P. The latitude of P is 8° S
and ∠POQ = 42°. Find the latitude of Q.
[2 marks]
Answer:
6 P(38° N, 74° W), Q and R are three points
on the surface of the earth. Q is due south of
P. The difference between the latitudes of P
and Q is 78°. R is due east of Q. The
difference between the longitudes of Q and
R is 173°. Find the location of R.
[2 marks]
Answer:
7 P(87° N, 91° E), Q and R are three points on
the surface of the earth. Q is due south of P.
The difference between the latitudes of P
and Q is 49°. R is due west of Q. The
difference between the longitudes of Q and
R is 156°. Find the location of R.
[2 marks]
Answer:
8 H(88° S, 175° W), J and K are three points
 on the surface of the earth. J is due north of knots, calculate the time taken for the
H. The difference between the latitudes of H whole flight.
and J is 142°. K is due east of J. The [3 marks]
difference between the longitudes of J and K Answer:
is 130°. Find the location of K.
[2 marks]
Answer:

11 Diagram 1 shows three points, H, J, and K,

on the surface of the earth. O is the centre of
the earth. The longitude of H is 92° W. K is
9 H(13° N, 36° W), J and K are three points on on the equator.
the surface of the earth. J is due south of H.
The difference between the latitudes of H
and J is 41°. K is due east of J. The
difference between the longitudes of J and K
is 99°. Find the location of K.
[2 marks]
Answer:

10 Table 1 shows the latitudes dan longitudes of

four points S, T, U and V, on the surface of Diagram 1
the earth.
(a) (i) State the latitude of J
Point Latitude Longitude (ii) State the location of K
S 50° S 30° W [4 marks]
T x° N 30° W
(b) M lies 4 560 nautical miles due south of
U 50° S y° E H. Calculate the latitude of M.
V 45° N y° E [3 marks]
Table 1
(c) Calculate the distance, in nautical miles,
(a) W is a point on the surface of the earth from H due east to J measured along the
such that SW is the diameter of the earth. common parallel of latitude.
State the position of W. [3 marks]
[2 marks]
(d) An aeroplane took off from H flew due
(b) Calculate south to M. The time taken for the flight
(i) the value of x, if the distance from S is 10.36 hours.
to T measured along the meridian is Calculate the average speed, in knot, for
5 400 nautical miles, the whole flight.
(ii) the value of y, if the distance from S [2 marks]
due east to U measured along the Answer:
common parallel of latitude is 1 350
nautical miles.
[7 marks]

(c) An aeroplane took off from S and flew

due east to U along the common parallel
of latitude and then due north to V. If the
average speed for the whole flight is 420
 Section B
[48 marks]
Answer any four questions from this section.

12 P(30° S, 55° E), Q(30° S, 40° W), R and S

are four points on the surface of the earth.
PR is the diameter of the parallel of latitude
30° S.
(a) (i) State the longitude of R
(ii) Calculate the shortest distance, in
nautical mile, from P to R measured
along the surface of the earth.
[4 marks]

(b) S lies north of Q and the distance of SQ Diagram 2

measured along the surface of the earth
is 3 900 nautical mile. Calculate the (a) Find the position of K
latitude of S. [3 marks]
[3 marks]
(b) Calculate the shortest distance, in
(c) An aeroplane took off from P and flew nautical mile, from J to K measured
due west to Q and the flew due north to along the surface of the earth.
S. The average speed for the whole [2 marks]
flight was 520 knots.
Calculate
(c) Find the latitude of M.
(i) the distance, in nautical mile, taken
[3 marks]
by the aeroplane from P to Q
measured along the common parallel
of latitude, (d) An aeroplane took off from H flew due
east to K along the parallel of latitude
(ii) the total time, in hours, taken for the
with an average speed of 480 knots.
whole flight.
Calculate the time, in hours, taken for
[5 marks] the flight.
Answer:
[4 marks]
Answer:

13 Diagram 2 shows four points, H, J, K and M,

on the surface of the earth. H lies on
14 Diagram 3 shows four points, H, J, K and M,
longitude 33° W. JK is the diameter of the
on the surface of the earth. H lies on
parallel of latitude of 39° N. M lies 3 600
longitude 14° E. JK is the diameter of the
nautical miles due south of H.
parallel of latitude of 38° N. M lies 4 740
nautical miles due south of H.
 (a) Find the position of Q
[3 marks]

(b) Calculate the shortest distance, in

nautical mile, from P to Q measured
along the surface of the earth.
[2 marks]

(c) Find the latitude of R.

[3 marks]
Diagram 3
(d) An aeroplane took off from M flew due
(a) Find the position of K east to Q along the parallel of latitude
[3 marks] with an average speed of 400 knots.
Calculate the time, in hours, taken for
(b) Calculate the shortest distance, in the flight.
nautical mile, from J to K measured [4 marks]
along the surface of the earth. Answer:
[2 marks]

(c) Find the latitude of M.

[3 marks]
16 Diagram 5 shows four points, K, M, P and
(d) An aeroplane took off from H flew due Q, on the surface of the earth. K lies on
east to K along the parallel of latitude longitude 43° E. MP is the diameter of the
with an average speed of 500 knots. parallel of latitude of 16° N. Q lies 2 700
Calculate the time, in hours, taken for nautical miles due south of K.
the flight.
[4 marks]
Answer:

15 Diagram 4 shows four points, M, P, Q and R,

on the surface of the earth. M lies on
longitude 47° E. PQ is the diameter of the
parallel of latitude of 55° N. R lies 5 520
nautical miles due south of M. Diagram 5

(a) Find the position of P

[3 marks]

(b) Calculate the shortest distance, in

nautical mile, from M to P measured
along the surface of the earth.
[2 marks]

(c) Find the latitude of Q.

[3 marks]
Diagram 4
(d) An aeroplane took off from K flew due
 east to P along the parallel of latitude
with an average speed of 480 knots.
Calculate the time, in hours, taken for
the flight.
[4 marks]
Answer:
Answer: ∴ Latitude of M is 26° S ialah 26° S
(c) Distance of HJ
1 Longitude of N = 20° W = 136 × 60 cos 50°
= 5245.15 n.m.
2 Longitude of Q = 28° W (d) Average speed
=
3 Latitude of D is 24° S = 440.15 knot

4 Latitude of Q is 34° N 12 (a) (i) 125° W

(ii) The shortest distance PR
5 Latitude of B is 44° N = (180 − 30 × 2) × 60
= 120 × 60
6 Q(40° S, 74° W) = 7 200 n.m.
R(40° S, 99° E) (b) Distance of SQ
= 3 900 n.m.
7 Q(38° N, 91° E) θ=
R(38° N, 65° W) = 65°
∴ Latitude of S is 35° N.
8 J(54° N, 175° W) (c) (i) Distance of PQ
K(54° N, 45° W) = (55 + 40) × 60 cos 30°
= 95 × 60 cos 30°
9 J(28° S, 36° W) = 4936.34 n.m.
K(28° S, 63° E) (ii) Total time for the whole flight
=
10 (a) W(50° S, 150° E) = 16.99 hours
(b) (i) Difference in latitude between S and
T 13 (a) K(39° N, 97° E)
= (b) The shortest distance of JK
= 90° = (180 − 39 × 2) × 60
Latitude of T = 102 × 60
= 40° N = 6 120 n.m.
x = 40 (c) θ =
(ii) Difference in longitude between S = 60°
and U ∴ Latitude of M is 21° S ialah 21° S
= (d) Distance of HK
= 35° = 130 × 60 cos 39°
Latitude of T = 6061.74 n.m.
= 5° E Time taken
y=5 =
(c) Distance of UV = 12.63 hours
= (50 + 45) × 60
= 5 700 n.m. 14 (a) K(38° N, 163° E)
Distance of the whole flight
= 1 350 + 5 700 (b) The shortest distance of JK
= 7 050 n.m. = (180 − 38 × 2) × 60
Time taken for the whole flight = 104 × 60
= = 6 240 n.m.
= 16.79 hours (c) θ =
= 79°
∴ Latitude of M is 41° S ialah 41° S
11 (a) (i) 50° N
(d) Distance of HK
(ii) K(0°, 44° E)
= 149 × 60 cos 38°
(b) θ = = 7044.82 n.m.
= 76°
 Time taken
=
= 14.09 hours

15 (a) Q(55° N, 175° W)

(b) The shortest distance of PQ
= (180 − 55 × 2) × 60
= 70 × 60
= 4 200 n.m.
(c) θ =
= 92°
∴ Latitude of R is 37° S ialah 37° S
(d) Distance of MQ
= 138 × 60 cos 55°
= 4749.21 n.m.
Time taken
=
= 11.87 hours

16 (a) P(16° N, 172° W)

(b) The shortest distance of MP
= (180 − 16 × 2) × 60
= 148 × 60
= 8 880 n.m.
(c) θ =
= 45°
∴ Latitude of Q is 29° S ialah 29° S
(d) Distance of KP
= 145 × 60 cos 16°
= 8362.98 n.m.
Time taken
=
= 17.42 hours