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Chapter 11: Further Trigonometry

Lesson 12: Using Trigonometry with Bearings

1) In the figure, find the length of 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 and 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄. 2) In the figure, find the lengths of 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 and 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃.
3) In the figure, 𝑃𝑃, 𝑄𝑄 and 𝑅𝑅 are points on level
ground. The bearing of 𝑄𝑄 from 𝑃𝑃 is 078° while
the bearing of 𝑅𝑅 from Q is 305°. Find
i) The distance between 𝑃𝑃 and 𝑅𝑅.
ii) The bearing of 𝑅𝑅 from 𝑃𝑃.
4) 𝑃𝑃, 𝑄𝑄 and 𝑅𝑅 are three points on level ground.
The bearing of 𝑅𝑅 from 𝑃𝑃 is 068° and the
bearing of 𝑄𝑄 from 𝑃𝑃 is 144°. Find
a) The distance between 𝑄𝑄 and 𝑅𝑅
b) ∠𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃
5) 𝑃𝑃, 𝑄𝑄, 𝑅𝑅 and 𝑆𝑆 are four points on a field. 𝑅𝑅 is 6) A point 𝑄𝑄 is 24 km away and at a bearing of
due north of 𝑃𝑃, 𝑄𝑄 is due east of 𝑃𝑃 and 072° from 𝑃𝑃. From 𝑄𝑄, a man walks, at a
∠𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 = 37°. Calculate bearing of 320°, to a point 𝑅𝑅, located directly
a) ∠𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 north of 𝑃𝑃. Calculate the distance of 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 and
b) The bearing of 𝑄𝑄 from 𝑅𝑅 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄.
c) The area of ∆𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃
d) 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃
7) The point 𝐵𝐵 is 280 m due north of the point 8) A point 𝑃𝑃 is 12 kilometers due north of
𝐴𝐴. A man walks from 𝐴𝐴 in the direction 050°. another point 𝑄𝑄. The bearing of a lighthouse,
Calculate how far he has to walk before he is 𝑅𝑅, from 𝑃𝑃 is 135° and, from 𝑄𝑄, is 120°.
a) equidistant from 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 Calculate the distance 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃.

b) due east of 𝐵𝐵
9) A bus stop is 480 m due north of a taxi
stand. A man walks from the taxi stand in
the direction 060°. Calculate how far he has
to walk before she is as close as possible to
the bus stop.
10) A man sails 30 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 from a port 𝑃𝑃 to a
lighthouse, 𝑄𝑄, on a bearing of 128°. Then, he
sails another 25 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 to 𝑅𝑅 on a bearing of 295°.
Calculate the distance 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃.
11) A helicopter flies 230 km from a city 𝑃𝑃 to
another city 𝑄𝑄 on a bearing of 120°. It then
flies another 210 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 from city 𝑄𝑄 to a city 𝑅𝑅
on a bearing of 330°. Find the distance
between cities 𝑃𝑃 and 𝑅𝑅.
12) Two ships 𝑃𝑃 and 𝑄𝑄 leave a point at the same
time. 𝑃𝑃 sails 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 on a bearing of 030° and 𝑄𝑄
sails 24 km on a bearing of 300°. Calculate
their distance apart.