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[Exercise]

1.Town A is 150 km from Town B on a bearing of 045°. Town C is 200 km from Town B on a
bearing of 120°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 25 km.
Measure the distance between Town A and Town C.
Find the bearing of Town C from Town A.

2.A ship sails 50 km on a bearing of 080° and then 70 km on a bearing of 150°.


Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.
How far is the ship from its starting point?
What is the bearing of the ship’s final position from the starting point?

3.A plane flies 300 km on a bearing of 030° and then 400 km on a bearing of 120°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 50 km.
How far is the plane from its starting point?
What bearing should the plane use to return directly to the starting point?

4. A map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km.


What is the real-life distance represented by 8 cm on the map?
What is the map distance for a real-life distance of 75 km?

5.The bearing of Point X from Point Y is 200°. What is the bearing of Point Y from Point X?

6. A lighthouse is located at point L. A ship is 80 km east of the lighthouse. The ship sails on a
bearing of 210° for 60 km.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.
What is the distance and bearing of the lighthouse from the ship’s final position?

7. Town P is 120 km from Town Q on a bearing of 060°. Town R is 90 km from Town Q on a


bearing of 150°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 15 km.
What is the distance between Town P and Town R?
What is the bearing of Town R from Town P?

8. A ship sails 100 km on a bearing of 050° and then 120 km on a bearing of 140°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 20 km.
How far is the ship from its starting point?
What bearing should the ship use to return directly to the starting point?
9. Town X is 80 km from Town Y on a bearing of 120°. Town Z is 100 km from Town Y on a
bearing of 210°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 20 km.
Measure the distance between Town X and Town Z.
Find the bearing of Town Z from Town X.

10. A ship sails 60 km on a bearing of 090° and then 80 km on a bearing of 180°.


Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.
How far is the ship from its starting point?
What is the bearing of the ship’s final position from the starting point?

11. A plane flies 200 km on a bearing of 050° and then 300 km on a bearing of 140°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 50 km.
How far is the plane from its starting point?
What bearing should the plane use to return directly to the starting point?

12. A map has a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.


What is the real-life distance represented by 12 cm on the map?
What is the map distance for a real-life distance of 250 km?

13. The bearing of Point A from Point B is 150°. What is the bearing of Point B from Point A?

14. A lighthouse is located at point L. A ship is 60 km north of the lighthouse. The ship sails on a
bearing of 225° for 80 km.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 10 km.
What is the distance and bearing of the lighthouse from the ship’s final position?

15. Town M is 90 km from Town N on a bearing of 030°. Town O is 120 km from Town N on a
bearing of 120°.
Draw an accurate scale diagram using a scale of 1 cm = 15 km.
What is the distance between Town M and Town O?
What is the bearing of Town O from Town M?

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