GCSE Bearings

Measuring Bearings 4. Determine the bearing of:

(a) Hamburg from Munich
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(b) Munich from Hamburg.

5. Determine the bearing of:

(a) Lidl from Argos.
(b) Argos from Lidl.

(a) B from A
(b) A from B
(c) C from B
(d) D from C
(e) A from D
(f) D from A

Exercise 1 6. Determine the bearing of:

1. In each diagram determine: (without a protractor) (a) B from A.
(i) the bearing of B from A and (b) A from C.
(ii) the bearing of A from B. (c) B from C.

2. At what bearing is the sun if I read the following

off my compass:
(a) W (b) E (c) NE 7. [Edexcel GCSE Nov2015-1H Q11a] Manchester
(d) SW (e) SE (f) NEE airport is on a bearing of 330° from a London
airport. Find the bearing of the London airport
3. Determine the bearing of: from Manchester airport.
(a) Cambridge from London. 8. [Edexcel GCSE Jun2015-2H Q13] Martin and Janet
(b) London from Cambridge. are in an orienteering race. Martin runs from
checkpoint A to checkpoint B, on a bearing
of 065°. Janet is going to run from checkpoint B to
checkpoint A.
Work out the bearing of A from B.

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Map Scales and Construction
Test Your Understanding
1. [Edexcel IGCSE Nov-2010-4H Q8]
The scale of a map is 1 : 50 000
On the map, the distance between two schools is
19.6 cm.
Work out the real distance between the
schools. Give your answer in kilometres.
2. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 2 Spring 2017 2F
Q10]
A map has a scale of 1 cm to 25 km.
The distance between the cities of Edinburgh and
Bristol is 500 km.
What is the distance on the map between these
two cities?
Exercise 2
1. 𝐵 is at a bearing of 30° from 𝐴, 5cm away. Mark
the position of 𝐵.
2. 𝐷 is at a bearing of 135° from 𝐶, 6.2cm away.
Mark the position of 𝐷.
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3. 𝐹 is at a bearing of 250° from 𝐸, 4.1 cm away.
Mark the position of 𝐹.
4. A ship is at a bearing of 70° from a ship, 6 km
away. Clapp Island is at a bearing of 150° from the
ship, 4 km away. By first plotting the locations of
the ship and island (using a scale of 1cm : 1km),
estimate how far away the island is from the
lighthouse.
5. Anne is 3m away from Ishan at a bearing of 100°.
Katniss is 7m away from Anne at a bearing of
260°. By plotting the positions of Anne and
Katniss (using a scale of 1cm : 1m), estimate the
distance of Katniss from Ishan.
6. Ron is at a bearing of 300° from Harry at a
distance of 500m. Hermione is at a bearing of 70°
from Ron at a distance of 650m. But using a scale
of 1cm : 100m, determine the distance of
Hermione from Harry.
7. A map scale is 1: 2000.
(a) The distance on a map between two locations
is 3.5cm. What real distance does this
represent?
(b) A real life distance is 50km. What distance
would this be on a on a large map? Give your
answer in metres.
8. A map scale is 1: 50 000. On a map two locations
are 6.4cm apart. How far apart are they in real
life? Give your answer in kilometres.
9. A map distance of 8cm represents 40km in real
life. Determine the map scale in the form 1: 𝑛.
Bearings using Angle Laws 3. Determine the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴.

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1. Determine the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴.

4. In the diagram, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶. Determine the bearing

2. In the diagram, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶. Determine the bearing
of:
of:
(a) 𝐵 from 𝐶.
(a) 𝐶 from 𝐴.
(b) 𝐶 from 𝐵.
(b) 𝐶 from 𝐵
(c) 𝐵 from 𝐴.

Exercise 3

1. Determine the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴.

5. In the diagram 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶. Determine the bearing
of:
(a) 𝐵 from 𝐴
(b) 𝐶 from 𝐴.

2. Determine the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴.

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6. [Edexcel IGCSE Jan2014(R)-4H Q10b]
The diagram shows the positions of a yacht Y, a
ship S and a beacon B.
The bearing of B from Y is 228°.
The bearing of S from Y is 118°.
(a) Find the size of the angle BYS.
(b) Given also that BY = SY, find the bearing
of S from B.

9. The bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐴 is 96° and the bearing of

𝐶 from 𝐵 is 104°. The distance from 𝐴 to 𝐵 is the
same as 𝐵 to 𝐶. Determine the bearing of 𝐶 from
𝐴.

7. [Edexcel IGCSE Nov2009-4H Q3b] The bearing of B

from A is 062°.
C is due south of B and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐵.
Work out the bearing of C from A.

8. [OCR GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 6H Q9]

The diagram shows the positions of two towns,
Amton and Bisham.
The bearing of Bisham from Amton is 𝑏°.
The bearing of Amton from Bisham is 6𝑏°.
Calculate the 3-figure bearing of Amton from
Bisham.

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