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GCSE Maths: Angles: given bearings from two points
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How many digits must a three-figure bearing always have?
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Three digits (e.g., 025° not 25°). Leading zeros are added if necessary.
Bearings are always measured clockwise from ?.
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north
What is the three-figure bearing for the direction North?
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000°
What is the three-figure bearing for the direction East?
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090°
What is the three-figure bearing for the direction South?
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180°
What is the three-figure bearing for the direction West?
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270°
What is the three-figure bearing for South-East?
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135°
If the bearing of A from B is 025°, how do you calculate the bearing of B from A?
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Add or subtract 180°. In this case: 025° + 180° = 205°.
If the bearing of A from B is 315°, what is the bearing of B from A?
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135° (calculated as 315° - 180°).
How can you locate an object's position when given its bearing from two different points?
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Draw bearing lines from both points; the object is located where the two lines intersect.
When measuring a bearing, from which direction must you start measuring the angle?
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From north, measuring clockwise.
What is the three-figure bearing for North-West?
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315°
What does a map scale of 1 : 10,000 mean?
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1 unit on the map represents 10,000 of the same units in reality.
If a map has scale 1 : 10,000 and two points are 5 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance in metres?
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500 metres. (5 cm × 10,000 = 50,000 cm = 500 m)
A boat travels at 15 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?
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30 km. Distance = speed × time = 15 km/h × 2 h = 30 km.
Two boats leave the same port at 6 am, sailing on different bearings at different speeds. What information is needed to find how far apart they are at 8 am?
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The bearing and speed of each boat, the time elapsed, and the scale of the diagram. Calculate each boat's position, then measure or calculate the distance between them.
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