Name Year

Subject - IGCSE Mathematics

Topic - Trigonometry
Subtopic - Bearing

Lesson Objective Steps-To-Success

Measuring bearing 1. Identify the start point and the end point
' Measure the bearing of P¿ Q '
2. Measure the angle from north
3. Measure the angle clockwise
4. Make sure the angle is in 3 digit answer

Recap
Measure the following angle using a protractor. State whether the angle is an Acute? Obtuse? Reflex?

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Main Content
What is Bearing?
 Bearings are used to describe a direction.
 They are measured clockwise from north.
 Bearings are always given from some fixed point.
 Normally, to write down bearing, you must use 3-digit number

Use a protractor to
measure and write down
each of these bearings.

a) A from O

b) B from O

c) C from O

d) O from A

e) O from B

f) O from C

Use a protractor to
measure and write down
each of these bearings.

a) A from O

b) B from O

c) C from O

d) D from O

e) O from A

f) O from B

g) O from C

h) O from D

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Look at this map. By measuring the angles, find the bearing of

a) T from D

b) D from E

c) M from D

d) G from A

e) M from G

f) T from M

g) D from T

h) M from E

i) E from M

j) E from A

k) A from E

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Mark a point O. Draw a
north line through O.
Mark the point A, 5 cm
from O on a bearing of
055

Mark a point O. Draw a

north line through O.
Mark the point B, 5 cm
from O on a bearing of
180

Mark a point O. Draw a

north line through O.
Mark the point C, 5 cm
from O on a bearing of
295

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