Pre-Calculus Navigation Applications Name Key Right Triangle Trig NOTES The course of a ship or plartis the angle, measured CLOCKWAS € from the. North direction to the direction of the ship or the plane. This"course” iscateda_ bearing andis denoted using THEE digits searnic: A earing measures the acute angle a parh or line of sight mo.kes uit afixed noctn- seudtn he 5 Example 1 Given the NORTH-SOUTH lines, draw the following bearings: N nN n Nn oes? 4 w W—>£ 6 € € 210° $5 s s Ss s [bearing of 1004 [Bearing of 065%] Bearing of 210°) Bearing of 320° Sometimes, the bearing is described using NO¥th -South — east ~ west instead of just saying “bearing.” The 1" letter isthe direction in which you St@K* __ the 2™'letteris the direction in which you_ 4 Also, you typically start with Mbeya or _SOUKN _ thenmove €a$t or West _ Example 2: Given the NORTH-SOUTH ines, draw the following bearings: s/ : , s < = < > < < > tng} NIS°E 5105°W S$ 280° E N75S°W North U5* to the east South 10S° tothe west ‘South 280" fp He east —norkinXS' tothe ues Name these another way, using J instead of N, and vice versa SIGE NWSW Nip? Ww, Slow S aS W N2O6°E NUE SiS ESometimes, a degree measure is NOT given, and the direction is implied, Example 3: Given the NORTH-SOUTH lines, draw the following bearings: rN v nN v h v v Northeast Southwest Proceeds South Proceeds West ‘What is the bearing for each of the above courses? ONS" 225° _l80 270" NauTicaL mite: ¢ Distance at Sea or th the air * Knots ® -hme = nim Example 4: Draw the diagram first, then obtain the desired information A shi leaves port at noon and has a bearing of 29° W. The ship sails at 20 knots. How many nautical miles south and how many nautical miles west will the ship have traveled by 6:00p.m.? distances 20K w Sinti’e S = 120 cosui?s & Mole S 120 120 Example 5: Draw the diagram first, then obtain the desired information. ‘an airplane flying at 600 miles per hour has a bearing of 52°. After flying for 1.5 hours, how far north and how far east has the plane traveled form its point of departure GoD x.S= 900 miles sin 36's 10 qoExample 6: Draw the diagram first, then obtain the desired information. ‘A ship is 45 miles east and 30 miles south of port. (Hint: place “port” at the origin”) The captain wants to sail directly to port. What bearing should be taken? N Fanb= 45 30 of 4s w e 6b.31" if Q= 56.31 7 o [eng of s Pre-Calculus Navigation Applications Name Right Triangle Trig HOMEWORK Given the NORTH-SOUTH lines, draw the following bearings: 0% < > < i * > < > at 310° 1 [being of 120° 2. fearingar 30° s[ieamect2s0)] a Given the NORTH-SOUTH lines, draw the following bearings: 4 4 5. N35°W 6 S20°W 7.N170°E 8. S100°EGiven the NORTH-SOUTH lines, draw the following bearings: 9. Northwest 10. Proceeds East 11. Southeast 12. South What is the bearing for each of the above courses? 13 8 1a. _40° 5, 138° 1s. 180° For each of the following, draw a picture and then obtain the desired information. 17. Aship leaves port at noon and has a bearing of S 34° E. The ship sails at 30 knots. How many nautical miles south and how many nautical miles east will the ship have travelled by 4:00 p.m.? . rim Boxd 2120 cosh & Sin50s S \to (20 18, A fisherman leaves his home port and heads in the direction N 70° W. He travels 30 miles. How far north and how far west is he from his home port? Cog 20°. Ww sinzo®= 2 05 20 2 a19. Aship leaves port at 10:00 a.m, and has a bearing of N 16° £. The ship sails at 25 knots. How many nautical miles north and how many nautical miles east will the ship have travelled by 2:30 p.m.? distance. = 2$* 4.57 1)2.5 inns . costs & Sin?> in lias Nas 20. Aplane is 160 miles north and 85 miles east of an airport. The pilot wants to fly directly to the airport. What bearing should be taken? i tanb = leo Soe plane 6 AS pearing 512480) @= 62.02" S24.90°W or Feom +he north! 207.48° 21. Aship is 70 miles east and 40 miles south of port. The captain wants to sail directly to port. What bearing should be taken? and = = 8: 60.3" * Wo . { om the nortin! 299.77"An airplane flies on a course of 110° at a speed of 1200 km/hr. How far east of its starting point is it ‘efter2inourse: distane 1200 x2 = 2400 2400 : 2¥e5 {An ship sails on a course of 304° at a speed of 50 knots. How far west of its starting point is it after 4 22. 23. power distance = SO* 4 2200 & cos 34°= 200 : 24. Ahunter walks east for 1 hour and then north for 1.5 hours, What course should the hunter take to return to his starting point? a 1S — 1S = tan" (i#) ‘ B= 33.4° From the north!) 215.3% 17. 67.1 nmeast; 99.5 nm south 18. 10.3 miles north; 28.2 miles west 19. 31.0 nm east; 108.1 nm north 20. 207.98° or $ 27.98" W 21. 299.77" or N 603° W 22, 2255.26 kin 23, 165.8 nm west 24, 213.7 or $33.7° W