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7. 10. RST is a straight line, PST = 90°,

A AD is horizontal with BD = 7.1 m, BAD = 25°,
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SPR = 63°, PSQ = 74°, PS = 4.3 cm and
BDC = 46°, DBC = 103° and the height of B ST = 5.7 cm
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(iii) Find the length of QS
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(ii) the angle that BD makes with BN,
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QRS = 90°, SQR = 73°, PQS = 48° and
8. A, C and D are three points along a PSQ = 55°
straight road where ABC = 62°, ACB = 68°,
BC = 6 m and CD = 7.5 m P
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C 7.5 m
Find R S
(i) the distance AC,
(ii) AB, BD
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PTS = 64.2°, PR = 5.7 cm, PS = 3.2 cm and
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and BD = 5 cm (i) the length of QR,
(i) A and B, (ii) SPR,
(ii) B and C,
(iii) PST
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Exercise 9 Bearing
Give all answers to 3 significant figures:

1. A ship travels in the path given, so that

(a) bearing of B from A is 030𝑜 .

(b) bearing of C from B is 100𝑜 .

(c) bearing of D from C is 072𝑜 .

(d) bearing of C from D is 230𝑜 .

Copy the diagram and mark the following angles given above, in your diagram.

2. Copy the diagram and mark the following angles in your diagram.

(a) The bearing of Q from P is 𝑥 𝑜 .

The bearing of R from Q is 𝑦 𝑜 .

The bearing of S from R is 𝑧 𝑜 .

The bearing of P from S is 𝑤 𝑜 .

(b) The bearing of P from R is 𝑝𝑜 .

3. Find the bearing of:

(i) 𝑃 from 𝑂, (ii) 𝑄 from 𝑂,

(iii) 𝑂 from 𝑃, (iv) 𝑂 from 𝑄.

4. Find the bearing of:

(i) 𝐴 from 𝑂, (ii) 𝐵 from 𝑂,

(iii) 𝑂 from 𝐴, (iv) 𝑂 from 𝐵,

5. Three points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are on level ground such that 𝐵 is

due north of 𝐴, the bearing of 𝐶 from 𝐴 is 046° and the

bearing of 𝐶 from 𝐵 is 125°. Given that the distance

between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is 200 m, find the distance of 𝐶 from 𝐴.

6. Three points 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are on level ground such that 𝑃 is

due south of 𝑄, the bearing of 𝑅 from 𝑄 is 118° and the bearing of

𝑅 from 𝑃 is 044°. Given that the distance between 𝑄 and 𝑅 is 150 m,

find the distance of 𝑃 from 𝑄.

7. In the figure, 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are points of an amusement park on level ground,

with 𝐴 due north of 𝐵. Given that ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 68°, 𝐴𝐵 = 250 m and

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∠𝐶𝐵𝐷 = 115°, find,

(i) the bearing of B from 𝐶, (ii) the length of 𝐴𝐶 and of 𝐵𝐶.

8. A boat sailed 20 km from a point 𝑃 to an island 𝑄, on a bearing of 150°.

It then sailed another 30 km on a bearing of 50° to a lighthouse 𝑅.

Find the distance and the bearing of the lighthouse from 𝑃.

9. The figure shows three towns on level ground. Given that the bearing of 𝐵

from 𝐴 is 120°, the bearing of 𝐶 from 𝐵 is 238°, 𝐴𝐵 = 35 km and 𝐵𝐶 = 55 km, find

(i) the distance between towns 𝐴 and 𝐶,

(ii) the bearing of town 𝐶 from town 𝐴.

10. The figure shows three points on level ground.

The bearing of A from C is 326°, 𝐴𝐵 = 48 m and 𝐴𝐶 = 63 m.

Calculate:

(i) the length of 𝐵𝐶,

48 m
(ii) the bearing of 𝐵 from 𝐶,

(iii) the shortest distance from 𝐵 to 𝐴𝐶.

11. 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 are four points on level ground.

The bearing of 𝐶 from 𝐷 is 118° and the bearing of

𝐴 from 𝐶 is 254°. Given that 𝐴𝐵 = 2.6 km,

𝐶𝐷 = 3.4 km, ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 126° and 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a

straight line, find:

(i) the bearing of 𝐵 and 𝐷,

(i) the distance between 𝐵 and 𝐷,

(iii) the distance between 𝐴 and 𝐷,

(iv) the shortest distance from 𝐵 to 𝐴𝐷.

Answer: [3] (i) 123°, (ii) 231°, (iii) 303°, (iv) 051°, [4] (i) 055°, (ii) 295°, (iii) 235°, (iv) 115° [5] 167 m,

[6] 208 m, [7] (i) 245°, (ii) AC = 310 m, BC = 317 m, [8] 086.6°, [9] (i) 49.4 km, (ii) 199.3°, [10] (i) 31.4 km,

(ii) 013.9°, (iii) 23.3 m, [11] (i) 200°, (ii) 2.92 km, (iii) 4.92 km, (iv) 1.25 km

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Exercise 10 Elevation and Depression
1.Mark 𝑥 and 𝑦:

(a) Angle of depression of 𝐵 from 𝐴 is 𝑥°.

(b) Angle of depression of 𝐵 from 𝐶 is 𝑦°.

2.

Mark 10° and 18°:

(a) Angle of elevation of 𝑃 from 𝐴 is 10°,

(b) Angle of elevation of 𝑃 from 𝐵 is 18°.

3. Two vertical poles 𝐶𝐷 and 𝐸𝐹 stand 23 m apart on horizontal ground.

The heights of the poles 𝐶𝐷 and 𝐸𝐹 are 5 m and 8 m respectively.

Calculate, in degrees to one decimal place, the angle of

depression of 𝐷 from 𝐹.

4. The diagram shows two vertical masts. 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐷,

that are 20 m apart on horizontal ground.

The height of 𝐴𝐵 is 9 m and the height of 𝐶𝐷 is 5 m.

Calculate the size of the angle of elevation,

in degrees to one decimal place of 𝐴 from 𝐶.

5. Figure shows two vertical masts 𝐴𝑃 and 𝐵𝑄. The points 𝐴 and 𝐵 are on a horizontal plane and

𝐴𝑃 = 27 m. In an experiment, a laser beam was fired from the point 𝑃 so that it hit a target at the

point 𝐵. Given that the angle of depression of the laser beam was 9.7°.

Calculate the distance, in m to the nearest m, of the point 𝐵 from:

(a) the point 𝐴,

(b) the point 𝑃.

The target was then moved from the point 𝐵 to the point 𝑄. For the laser beam to hit the target at

the point 𝑄 the angle of depression was changed to 7.2°.

(c) Calculate the vertical height, in m to the nearest m, of 𝐵𝑄.

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6. A boy 1.6m tall observes that

the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff,

which is 45m away from

him, is 78°. Find the height of the cliff.

7. A girl 1.5m tall observes that the angle of elevation

of the top of a cliff 113m high is 63°.

Find the distance between her and the cliff.

8. A man on the top of a tower 118m high observes that

a house 4.5m high is 223m away from the tower.

Calculate the angles of depression

of the top and of the bottom of the house.

9. From the top of a tower of height 75m, a guard sees two prisoners,

both due east of him. If the angle of depression of the two prisoners

are 10° and 17°, calculate the distance between them.

Answer:

[3] 7.4°, [4] 11.3°, [5] (a) 158 m, (b) 160 m, (c) 7 m, [6] 213m, [7] 57m, [8] 27°, 28°, [9] 180m,