Yuhua Secondary School

Secondary 4 Normal Academic

Mathematics Classwork
Chapter 1: Applications of Trigonometry

Name: _______________________________ ( ) Class: 40___ Date: _____________

1.1: Bearing Problems (Part 1) – refer to page 5 in textbook

Notes
The bearing of a point A from a reference point O is the angle measured from the North line, in a
clockwise direction and expressed as a 3-digit number.

The bearing of B from A is 060o.

The bearing of A from B is 240o.

Try It!1

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(a) The bearing of X from Y Sketch

(b) The bearing of Y from X Sketch

(c) The bearing of Z from Y Sketch

(d) The bearing of Y from Z Sketch

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Try It!2

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Practise Now
Q1

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Q2 The points A, B and C form an isosceles triangle where AB = BC and ABC = 50 .

The bearing of B from A is 45 . Find the bearing of

(a) C from A,

(b) B from C,

(c) A from B.

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Q3 The points P, Q and R form an equilateral triangle and the bearing of Q from P is 065 .

Find the bearing of

(a) R from P,

(b) P from R,

(c) R from Q.