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MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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BEARING & DISTANCE

1.

A man travels 4 km from a point I on a bearing of 135° to J. He continues 13 km on a bearing of 045° to K.

(a)

Illustrate the information in a diagram.

(b)

Find:

(i)

correct to two significant figures, |JK|;

(ii)

the bearing of K from I.

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2.

Doris walked 2t km from a village, K to visit a friend in another village, L on a bearing of 065°. After spending some time with her friend, she continued to a nearby town, M 3t km away on a bearing 155°. If the distance between K and M is 6 13 km:

(a)

illustrate the information in a diagram;

(b)

calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the:

(i)

value of t;

(ii)

bearing of M from K.

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3.

A cyclist sets out from a town P on the bearing of 060° to a town Q, 5 km away.

He then moves on the bearing of 345° to a town R, 6 km from Q.

(i)

Represent the information on a diagram.

(ii)

Calculate, correct to two decimal places

(α)

|PR|

(β)

the bearing of R from P.

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