Bearings on the Cartesian plane
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- In this lesson, we will further develop our skills on bearings, in particular, focusing on the importance of starting location.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Bearings are always measured from...
East
South
West
Q2.
Bearings are measured in which direction?
Anticlockwise
Q3.
Which of these is NOT a bearing?
000°
008°
273°
Q4.
What is the bearing of North West?
045°
135°
50°
Q5.
What is the bearing of South East?
150°
225°
315°
6 Questions
Q1.
The coordinate (3,1) is at a bearing of...
045° from B
270° from B
Q2.
The coordinate (3,1) is at a bearing of...
045° from A
090° from A
Q3.
The coordinate (3,1) is at a bearing of...
090° from C
275° from C
Q4.
The bearing of the origin (0,0)...
045° from C
225° from C
Q5.
The bearing of the origin (0,0)...
225° from A
225° from C
Q6.
Which is the most sensible estimate of the bearing of the origin from A?
180° from A
195° from A
270° from A