Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use basic angle facts to solve problems with bearings.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Bearings always move in which direction?
Anticlockwise
Correct answer: Clockwise
Q2.
B has a bearing of...
030°
045°
Correct answer: 060°
45°
Q3.
I start at X and follow a bearing of 120° for two steps and then 180° for one step. Which letter do I finish on?
J
N
R
Correct answer: S
Q4.
I start at X and follow a bearing of 300° for one step, and then 180° for three steps. Which letter do I finish on?
K
Correct answer: V
W
Z
Q5.
I start at X and follow a bearing of 240° for one step, and then 120° for three steps. Which letter do I finish on?
D
J
Correct answer: S
T

5 Questions

Q1.
What is the bearing of North West?
045°
135°
225°
Correct answer: 315°
Q2.
What is the bearing of B from A
070°
Correct answer: 110°
200°
70°
Q3.
What is the bearing of B from A
110°
120°
Correct answer: 200°
220°
Q4.
What is the bearing of B from A?
Correct answer: 070°
080°
110°
70
Q5.
What is the bearing of B from A
040°
140°
Correct answer: 220°
320°

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Bearings