Key learning points

1. Bearings are measured from North in a clockwise direction.
2. Angle facts can be used to deduce the bearing of point.
3. Additional lines may be added to a diagram to facilitate problem solving.

Keywords

• Transversal - A transversal is a line, line segment, or ray that intersects through two or more lines at distinct (different) points.

• Corresponding - Corresponding angles are a pair of angles at different vertices on the same side of a transversal in equivalent positions.

• Alternate - Alternate angles are a pair of angles, both between or both outside two line segments, that are on opposite sides of the transversal that cuts them.

• Co-interior - Co-interior angles are on the same side of the transversal line and in between the two other lines.

• Bearing - A bearing is an angle measured in degrees from North in the clockwise direction and written with three figures.

Common misconception