FORM ONE BEARING AND SURVEY

1. A surveyor followed the route PQRS. Q is 250 km on a bearing of 0750 from P. R is on a bearing of
S 700E from P and 275 km from Q. S is 300 km on a bearing of 1000 from Q. using a scale of 1 cm to
represent 50 km:
(a) Show the relative position of PQRS. (4marks)

1000
Q
750 5
6
P
5.5 S 2170

3210
R

(b) Determine:

(i) The distance PR in km. (2marks)

(ii) Bearing of Q from R. (1mark)

(iii) Distance PS in km. (2marks)

(iv) The bearing of R from S. (1mark)

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2. Three tents A, B and C pitched on a flat field in an army camp are such that tent B is on a bearing
of 135° and 1.5km from A and C is 2.7km away on a bearing of 125° from B.
a) Using a scale of 1:30000 show relative positions of tents A, B and C on the space
provided. (3 marks)

A 1350

1250
B

b) State the bearing and the distance of tent C from A. (2 marks)

c) Locate the position of the watch tower, R, which is constructed such that all the tents are
equidistant from it and determine its distance from tent A using AC and BC. (3 marks)

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3. A tower is on a bearing of 0300 from a point P and a distance of 100m. From P, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is 150 and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 1.
(a) Find the height of tower. (3marks)

x
100m 150
y

(b) A point Q is on the same horizontal plane as point P. The tower is on a bearing 3300 from
Q and a distance of 70m.
tower

10

3300

300

Calculate the: -
(i) Bearing of Q from the tower. (2marks)

(ii) The distance from P to Q (2marks)

(iii) bearing of P from Q. (3marks)

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4. A triangular piece of land has got three posts A, B, and C at its corners on one plane. Post A is
120m and N 200 W of C. Post B is 80m and East of C.

120m

0
h 20

B
C 80m

(a) Determine the length of side AB (2marks)

(b) Find the area in ha of this piece of land (3marks)

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(c) Find the shortest distance between length BC and post A in 3 significant figures. (3marks)

(d) Find the bearing of post A from B. (2marks)

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5. Town B is 180 km on a bearing of 0500 from town A. another town C is on a bearing of 1100 from
town A and on a bearing of 1500 from town B. A fourth town D is 240 km on a bearing of 3200 from
town A. Without using a scale drawing, calculate to the nearest kilometer:

B 1500

240
180

500
1100
A
3200

(a) The distance AC (4marks)

(b) The distance CD (4marks)

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(c) The distance BC (2marks)

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6. Three trees R, S and T are the vertices of a triangular field. R is 300m from S on a bearing of 3000
and T is 450m directly south of R
(a) Using scale of 1cm rep 60m draw a diagram to show the positions of the trees. (3marks)

R
5

3000
7.5

(b) Use the scale to determine

(i) the distance between T and S in meters (2marks)

(ii) the bearing of T from S (1mark)

(c) Find the area of the field, in hectares to 1 d.p (4marks)

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7. Four towns R,T,K and G are such that T is 84km directly to the north of R and K is on
bearing of 2950 from R at a distance of 60km. G is on a bearing of 3400 from K and at a
distance of 30km.
(a) Using the scale of 1cm to represent 10km make an accurate scale drawing to show the
relative positions of the towns. (3marks)

G
8
8.4
3

K
3400
6

R
2950

(b)Find:-
(i) The distance and the bearing of T from K (3marks)

(ii) The distance and the bearing of G from T. (3marks)

(iii) The bearing of R from G (1mark)

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8. Three warships P, Q and R leave port X at 9:00am, ship P sails at a steady speed on a bearing of
070⁰, 100km from port X, while ship Q sails on a bearing of 320⁰, 80km from X. Ship R is on a
bearing of 150⁰ from port X and due south of ship P.
a) Using a ruler and compasses only construct a scale drawing to show the position of P, Q, R and X
(4marks)

scale: 1cm rep.20km

Q
7.5
P
4

700 5
0
320
X 1500

R
b) Use the scale drawing to determine
i. the distance and bearing of ship P from ship Q. (2marks)

ii. the distance of ship R from port X. (2marks)

iii. the distance of ship R from ship P. (2marks)

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9. Four points B, C, Q and D lie on the same plane. Point B is 42km due southwest of point
Q. Point C is 50 km on a bearing of S600E from Q. Point D is equidistant from B, Q and C.
(a) Using the scale: 1cm represents 10km, construct a diagram showing the positions of B, C, Q and
D.

600
5
4.2 C

(b) Determine the

i. distance between B and C (1mark)

ii. bearing of D from B (2marks)

(c) Find the distance and bearing of D from C. (2marks)

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10. Every Sunday Alex drives a distance of 80km on a bearing of 0740 to pick up his brother John to
go to church. The church is 75km from John’s house on a bearing of S500E. After church they drive a
distance of 100km on a bearing of 2600 to check on their father before Alex drives to John’s home to
drop him off then proceeds to his house.
(a) Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10km, show the relative positions of these places. (4 marks)

John

8 500
0
74
7.5
Alex

Church
2600
10
Father

(b) Use your diagram to determine:

i. the true bearing of Alex’s home from their father’s house. (1 mark)

ii. the compass bearing of the father’s home from John’s home. (1 mark)

iii. the distance between John’s home and the father’s home. (2 marks)

iv. the total distance Alex travels every Sunday. (2 marks)

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11. Four towns P,Q,R and S are such that Q is 1500km due East of town P. Town R is 1080km due
North of town Q. Town S is on a bearing of 3000 from R and directly north of P.
a) Use a ruler a pair of compasses and show the positions of town P, Q, R and S. (Take a scale of
1cm = 300km) (5marks)

3000

P Q

b)
i. Determine the distance of PS in km (2marks)

ii. Determine the distance RS in km (2marks)

iii. Determine the bearing of town S from town Q. (1mk)

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 1. he table below shows measurements of a farm in a fields book. XY=2000m

Y
1800 G 100
F 200 1600
1200 E 300
900 D 100
C 150 600
300 B 200
A 200 100
X

(a) Using a scale 1cm rep 100m. Sketch the map of the farm (2marks)
E

B
3cm
2cm D G
1cm 1cm
1cm 2cm 3cm 3cm 3cm 4cm 2cm 2cm
X Y
1.5cm
2cm 2cm

C
A F
(b) Calculate the area of the farm in hectares (8marks)

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 2. The following measurements were recorded in a field book of a farm in metres. (XY
=400m)
Y
C60 340
300 D120
240 E100
220 F160
B100 140
A120 80
X

a. Using a scale of 1cm representing 4000cm (40m), draw an accurate map of the farm.
(3mks) F

D
E
4cm
2.5cm 3cm

2cm 1.5cm 2cm 1.5cm 1cm 1.5cm

X 0.5cm
Y
1.5cm
3cm 2.5cm

B
A

b. If the farm is on sale at Kshs. 80,000.00 per Hectare, find how much it costs. (7mks)

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 3. A surveyor recorded the measurements of a field in a book using lines AB = 260m as shown
below. (1cm rep. 20m)
B
130 R40
70 Q10
50 P20
S50 10
A
a. Sketch the map of this field. (4mks)

P 2cm
1cm Q
A
0.5cm 3cm 6.5cm B
0.5cm 2cm 1cm

2.5cm

b. Find the area of the field in Hectares. (6mks)

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 4. A coffee farm was surveyed and its measurements entered in a field book as shown below. (Take XY =
400m as the baseline.)
Y
360 80 to Q
To R 80 280
To S 160 200
40 200 to P
X

a. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 40m, draw the map of the coffee farm. (3mks)
P

5cm Q

2cm

1cm 4cm 2cm 2cm 1cm

X Y
1cm

4cm
R

S
b. Find the area of the coffee farm in Hectares. (7mks)

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 5. A surveyor recorded the following information in his field book after taking measurements in
metres of a plot. The baseline is a straight line AH = 300m.
H
40 to F 250 100 to G
120 to D 200
180 80 to C
100 60 to B
A

a. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20m, draw an accurate diagram of the plot. (5mks)
G

4cm 5cm
3cm

A 5cm 4cm 1cm 2.5cm 2.5cm

H
2cm

6cm F

D
b. Use your diagram to calculate the actual area of the field in hectares. (5mks)

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 6. The measurements (in metres) in a field were given in a field note book as follows;
Base line XY = 240m.
Y
150 50 to P
To Q 60 120
50 20 to M
X
a. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 20m, draw an accurate map of the farm. (4mks)
Q

3cm

X 2.5cm 3.5cm 1.5cm 4.5cm

Y
1cm
M 2.5cm

b. Find the area of the field in Hectares. (4mks)

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c. If the farm is on sale at Ksh. 900,000 per Hectare, find how much the farm costs. (2mks)

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 7. A surveyor recorded the following information in his field book after taking measurements in
metres of a plot.
To E
1000
880 320 to D
720 to F 640
480 600 to C
240 to G 400
200 400 to B
From A
a. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 100m, sketch the layout of the plot. (4mks)

E
1.2cm

3.2cm

D
2.2cm
7.2cm
F

1.6cm

6cm
2.4cm

C
0.8cm
G

2cm

4cm

B
2cm
A

b. Calculate the area of the plot in Hectares. (6mks)

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 8.
a) A small field was surveyed and the measurements recorded in a surveyor’s field
book as in the table below.
100 0F
E 30 65
50 40 D
C 20 30
20 25 B
A0 0

i. Using a scale of 1cm to represent 10m, make an accurate drawing of the map of the field.
(4mks)

F ii. Find the area of the field. (3mks)

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3.5cm

E 3cm
1.5cm 𝑚
4cm
D
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2cm

2cm 𝑚
C
1cm 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝟑𝟗𝟐𝟓𝒎𝟐
2.5cm
B
2cm

b) Assuming that the baseline in a) runs in a northerly direction, give the position
of D, relative to A using bearing and distance. (3mks)

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 9. The diagram below shows a field represented by a baseline and offsets. XY is the
baseline of length 360m.
P

90m

S 180m Q
X Y
120m R 240m

60m
90m

a. Taking X as the starting point, transfer the information in a field book. (3mks)
Y
240 90 to N
90 to P 180
120 60 to M
X
b. Determine the area of the field in Hectares. (7mks)

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