Mathematics Higher Level Robert Joinson

©Sumbooks 2002Higher Level43. Bearings1. An aeroplane sets off on a bearing of N 28° E ( 028° ) but after some time has to turn back tothe airport it came from. On what bearing must it travel?2. A ship sets sail on a bearing of S 17° E ( 163° ). It then turns through an angle of 90°anticlockwise. What is its new bearing?3. ABC is an equilateral triangle with line BC pointing due east.AWrite down the following bearings:a) A from Bb) C from Ac) A from CBC4. The diagram shows the approximateBelfastrelative positions of Belfast, Dublinand Liverpool. Calculate theNbearings of:a) Belfast from Dublinb) Belfast from Liverpoolc) Liverpool from Belfast.6°Dublin81°38°Liverpool5. The diagram shows a regularhexagon ABCDEF with one side pointing due north. Calculatethe bearings of:a) A from Fb) C from Bc) D from Cd) E from B6. The diagram shows the approximaterelative positions of Bardsey Island, Bardsey IslandBarmouth and Aberystwyth.33°Calculate the bearings of:a) Bardsey Island from Aberystwythb) Barmouth from Aberystwythc) Bardsey Island from Barmouth.FENABCDN84°Barmouth55°Aberystwyth