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Bearing

Form 5
Chapter 8
Learning Objective
Learning Objective Learning Outcomes

Student will be able to


Understand and use draw and label the
the concept of bearing eight compass
direction
Compass
It is used to find a DIRECTION or
BEARING
The 4 main direction of a compass
are known as cardinal points:
North (N) representing 0 or 360
East (E) representing 90
South (S) representing 180
West (W) representing 270
Sometimes, the half-cardinal
points of:
North-east (NE)
North-west (NW)
South-east (SE)
South-west (SW)
Bearing
Bearing are written in three-digit
form
(000 to 360)
Bearing of a point from another point
is the angle in degrees measure in
a clockwise direction from the north
to the line joining the two points.
Direction
The conventional bearing of a point
is stated as the number of degrees
east or west of the north-south line
We will refer to the conventional
bearing simply as the direction.

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