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MAARTEN ACADEMY
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
GROUP ASSIGNMENT- BEARINGS
Answer ALL questions.
Write all distances correct to three (3) significant figures.
Write all bearings correct to the nearest degree.

1. (a) The diagram below shows two airports A and B. The bearing of B from A is 072°.
What is the bearing of A from B?
(b) The diagram below shows three cellular stations P, Q and R.

237°

(i) Write down the bearing of Q from R.

Answer= 108°
(ii) Determine the bearing of R from Q.
180°-108= 72°
Answer= 72°
(iii) Determine the bearing of R from P.
90°-39°= 51°
Answer= 51°

(c) From a Port, P, the bearing of a ship, S, is 325°. What is the bearing of P from S?
2. A ship leaves Port X and travels for 100km on a bearing of 142° to another Port Y.
Calculate the distance travelled
 (a) in the south direction
The South Direction= 78.8kmS
x
Cos 038°= Cos 038° x 100km= 78.801kmS
100 km

(b) in the east direction

The East Direction= 61.6kmE
x
Sin 038°= Sin 038° x 100km= 61.556kmE
100 km

3. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a ships journey. The ship travelled 55km
west and 97 km north from Port J to arrive at Port K. Calculate the bearing on which the
ship travelled.

97km

J
55km

97 km
Tan-1 ( ) = 60.446°
55 km
Answer= 60.4°

4. A plane leaves Port A and flies 143 km on a bearing of 040° to a Port B. From B it flies
165km on a bearing of 130° to a Port C.
(a) Draw a diagram to represent the information given.
 Your diagram should include
(i) the North direction
(ii) the Ports A, B and C
(iii) the bearings of 040° and 130°
(iv) the distances 143km and 165km

(b) Determine the size of angle ABC

090°-040°=050°
180°-130°=050°
090°+050°=140°
180°-140°40°
050°+040°=090°
180°-090°=090°
Answer= 090°

(c) Calculate how far the plane is from its starting point.
0 pp 165 km ❑ tan 050 ° 143 kmxTan 050°
Tanθ= = x = = 170.421km= 170km
adj 143 km 1 1

Answer= 170km
5. A ship, A, is 17km away on a bearing of 234° from a harbor H. Another ship, B, is 10km
away on a bearing of 144° from H.
(a) Draw a diagram to represent the information given.
Label clearly on your diagram
(i) the points A, B and H
(ii) the bearings 234° and 144°
(iii) the distances 17km and 10km
(iv) the North direction

(b) Calculate
(i) the distance AB
°
sin 072 x sin 072° x 0 1 0 km
× =
1 01 0 km 1

= 9.511km

sin 072
°
x sin 072° x 17 km
× =
1 017 km 1

= 16.168km
16.168km+ 9.511km= 25.668
Answer= 25.7km (3s.f)

(ii) The bearing of B from A.

180°-72°=108°
180°-108°=72°
90°-72°=18°
The bearing of B from A is 18°.