CHAPTER: 22

22.1 Compass Directions North 000/360 North-east 045

BEARING

North-west 315

West 270

East 090

South-west 225

South 180

South-east 135

22.2

The Bearing

Bearing is written as a three digit number from 000 to 360. The bearing of point Q from point P is the angle between the north direction through P and the line
PQ, measured in a clockwise direction. a) b)

North

North

60
P

The bearing of Q from P = 060 P

130

The bearing of Q from P = 130

c) d) North 250 P P 300 North

The bearing of Q from P = 250

The bearing of Q from P =300

Bearing

 To find the bearing of P from Q, given that the bearing of Q from P is ,

Bearing of Q from P Range value of Bearing of P from Q N N

0 < 180

P N

Q N

+ 180

180 360

- 180
Q

Example 1 ( State the bearing of point A from point B based on the given information ) a) Point K, L and M are on level ground. Find the bearing of i) K from N. ii) M from K.

North M
115

North

K 60 N
Solution i)

North K 60 N 60

ii)

North M 115

North

K 115
Bearing of M from K = 115 + 180 = 295
2

180

Bearing of K from N = 060

Bearing

b)

R
100 In a diagram, R is due north of P. Find the bearing of P from Q.

P
30

Q
Solution

North R 100 P 50 30 50 Q 180

NPQ ( or RPQ ) = 50 The bearing of Q from P = 050 The bearing of P from Q = 50 + 180 = 230

Example 2 ( solve problem ) a) ( With a diagram ) P In the diagram, points P, Q and R are on horizontal ground. PQR is an isosceles triangle. Given that PR = QR and P is due north of Q, find the bearing of i) R from Q ii) P from R

110 R

Solution P 35 Q 35 35 North North i) PQR = 35 The bearing of R from Q = 035 ii) The bearing of P from R = 360 - 35 = 325

110 R

Bearing

b) ( Without a diagram ) The bearing of Q from P is 150 and R is due west of Q. Given that PQ = PR = 30 m. Calculate the bearing of i) P from R ii) R from P Solution (1) Sketch a diagram North P 150

R (2) Answer the question(s) based on your sketch. (i) North 150 P 30 R The bearing of P from R = 030 150

(ii)

North 150 P

R The bearing of R from P = 360 - 150 = 210

Questions Base On Examination Format 1) North North

2) In the diagram, D is due north of E and F is

due south-east of E.

D 68 M E In the diagram, find the bearing of M from N. A. B. C. D. 068 136 248 280 The bearing of F from EF is A. B. C. D. 045 090 135 180 N M

Bearing

3) In the diagram, points P, Q and R are on

horizontal ground. The bearing of R from P is North 110 P P R P

6)

North A 140 C 60 B C The bearing of B from C is 40 C

A. B. C. D. 4)

110 250 280 300 North

A. B. C. D. 7)

120 160 260 270

R P P Q P

North

North M 115

55 N

In the diagram, points P, Q and R are on the horizontal ground. R is due north of P. The bearing of Q from R is 148. The bearing of P from Q is A. B. C. D. 8) North R P 032 116 148 212 T North R P

In the diagram, points K, M and N are on level ground. Find the bearing of K from N. A. B. C. D. 5) P 80 R 010 040 060 065

48 Q

The bearing of R from P is A. B. C. D. 038 047 052 125

S Q P In the diagram, T is due north of S. The bearing of T from R is 025 and bearing R from S is 250. The bearing of S from R is A. B. C. D. 060 065 070 075

Bearing

9) North P

In the diagram, poits X, Y and Z are on the horizontal plane. Y is due north of X and the bearing of Y from Z is 062. N A. B. C. D. 13) 078 242 282 294 R

56

In the diagram above, points M, N and P are on the horizontal level. The bearing of P from M is 062. Bearing M and N is A. B. C. D. 152 208 298 302

50 Q

10)

Points K, L and M are on the horizontal plane. L is due east of K. The bearing of M from K is 070 and bearing of L from M is 140. Find KML. A. B. C. D. 110 120 130 140 14) H 28 F H 120

In the diagram, P, Q and R are on the horizontal ground. Given that the bearing of point R from point Q is 030 and the bearing of point P from Q is 300. Find the bearing of point P from R. A. B. C. D. 040 220 240 250

11)

P 82 Q R In the diagram, Q is due east of R and the bearing of P from R is 030. The bearing of P from Q is A. B. C. D. 15) 128 218 308 318 P R

G H In the diagram, G is due east of F. The bearing of H from G is A. B. C. D. 12) Z 40 X 202 212 302 312 Y

In the diagram, R is due east of P and Q is due south of P. The bearing of R from Q is 080. The bearing of Q from R is A. 010

Bearing

B. C. D. 16)

090 100 260 N M 60 19)

D.

330

North G F G H G E G

20

L M In the diagram, L is due south of N. The bearing of M from L is A. B. C. D. 17) North 85 E G E In the diagram, E, F and G are on the level ground. EFG is an isosceles. Find the bearing of G from F. A. B. C. D. 18) North 015 105 205 255 F 20) 080 100 240 260

In the diagram, E, F, G and H are on the horizontal ground. EFG is a straight line and HE = HF = FG. Find the bearing of H from G. A. B. C. D. 022.5 045 135 202.5

North

F E

E G E In the diagram above, P, E, F and G are on the horizontal plane. E is due north of P and the bearing of G from P is 134. Find the bearing of P from G. 046 104 224 314 Past Year SPM Questions.

P 250 Q

Nov 2003, Q14

1.

E 50

In the diagram, P, Q and R are on the horizontal ground. PQ = QR . The bearing of R from P is 250 and the bearing of Q from P is 160. Find the bearing of Q from R. A. B. C.
Bearing

20 F

045 070 115

7

In the diagram, E lies to the north of G. The bearing of G from F is

A. B. C. D.

110 250 290 310 July 2004, Q18

2. Diagram 11 shows three points P, Q and R

which forms an equilateral triangle on a horizontal plane. 035 055 125 215

In the above diagram shows the position of points P and Q. Find the bearing of point P from point Q.

July 2005, Q17 The point P is due north of the point Q. The bearing of the point Q from the point R is A. 060o B. 120o C. 240o D. 300o Nov 2004, Q18

5. Diagram 9 shows three points, K, L and M

on a

3. Points P, Q and R lie on a horizontal plane. P

is due south of Q. The bearing of R from Q is 150 and the bearing of P from R is 300. Which of the following diagrams shows the position of P, Q and R? North Q R P B. North P R Q Nov 2005, Q16 D. C. North Q P R North P Q R A.

horizontal plane.

The bearing of L from K is 250o and LKM = 120o. Find the bearing of M from K. A. 040o B. 050o C. 130o D. 140o Nov 2006, Q17

6. Points M and N lie on a horizontal plane.

The bearing of M from N is 060o. Which of the following diagrams shows the positions of M and N? B.

4. North

North

145
Bearing

P
8

D.

060o

C.

D.

Nov 2007, Q16 7. Diagram 10 shows three points, P,Q and R, on a horizontal plane.

Nov 2008, Q17 9. Diagram 10 shows three points, P,Q and R, on a horizontal plane.

R 260 P

P
It is given that Q lies due north of P and the bearing of R from Q is 0750. Find the bearing of P from R. A. 049o B. 101o C. 229o D. 281o Jun 2007, Q18 8. In Diagram 11, P,Q and R are three points on a horizontal plane such that PR=RQ=QP.

380

It is given that P is due north of Q. Find the bearing of R from P. A. 052o B. 076o C. 104o D. 128o Jun 2008, Q17 10. Points P and Q lie on a horizontal plane. The bearing of P from Q is 220o. Which diagrams shows the locations of P and Q? A.

North
.

B.

North

P Q
Given that Q is due east of P, Find the bearing of Q from R. A. 330o B. 150o C. 120o
Bearing 9

Q P

2200

2200

Q P

C.

North

D.

North

2200

2200

ANSWERS

Chapter 22 Bearing 22.3 Questions According to Examination Format 1. D 2.C 3.B 4. C 5. D 6.D 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. D 21. D SPM Past Year Questions 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) C C C D C A C B B A

22.4

Bearing

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