Year 10 H

Angles and Bearings

Name

1 Match each diagram to the bearing described.

The bearing The bearing The bearing The bearing

of A from B of B from A of B from C of C from B
2 marks

2 Work out the bearing of A from B.

Diagram not
drawn
accurately

230
_______° 1 mark
3

Measure the bearing of Q from P.

± 2° 083
_______°

Measure the bearing of Q from R.

± 2° 229
_______° 2 marks

4 A helicopter flies due West from its base for 8 kilometres to rescue an
injured person.
It then flies 6 kilometres due North to the nearest hospital.

Draw a scale diagram of the journey using the scale 1 cm to represent

2 km.
Hospital

3 cm

Injured 4 cm Base
person 2 marks

What is the shortest distance the helicopter needs to fly to return to base?
1 mark for measuring 5 cm (± 2 mm)

10 km
_______ 2 marks

Find the bearing of the base from the hospital.

± 2°

127
_______° 1 mark
4

98° Diagram not

drawn
accurately

The bearing of Q from P is 098°

Show this on the diagram.
1 mark
Which calculation works out the bearing of P from Q?
Circle your answer.

360 − 82 = 278° 360 − 98 = 262°

1 mark
Explain your reasoning.
Angles around a point sum to 360° and the acute angle at Q is 82° (this
may be seen on the diagram).

1 mark

5 Q R

Diagram not
drawn
300 m accurately
72°
P
The distance PR is 300 metres.
The bearing of R from P is 072°

Show this information on the diagram.

1 mark

Calculate the distance QR.

/0
sin 72 = 122

300 × sin 72 = 𝑄𝑅

285 m
_______ 2 marks
6 The diagram shows information about the distances between Madrid,
Valencia and Seville.

Diagram not
drawn
accurately
150° 110°
M 188 miles

30° 336 miles

The distance from Madrid to Valencia is 188 miles.

The distance from Seville to Valencia is 336 miles.

Show that angle SMV is 100°

360 − 150 + 110 = 100

1 mark

Work out the bearing of Valencia from Seville.

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Angle MSV = 33.44°

30 + 33.44 = 63.44

63.4
_______° 3 marks