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The document explains bearings as angles measured from the north between two points, primarily used in navigation for ships and aircraft. It covers the basics of measuring bearings, the importance of directionality, and provides examples for calculating bearings between points. Additionally, it discusses scale drawings for representing real-life distances on maps and introduces the relationship between bearings and right-angled triangles using trigonometric principles.

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Demo - Aspire

The document explains bearings as angles measured from the north between two points, primarily used in navigation for ships and aircraft. It covers the basics of measuring bearings, the importance of directionality, and provides examples for calculating bearings between points. Additionally, it discusses scale drawings for representing real-life distances on maps and introduces the relationship between bearings and right-angled triangles using trigonometric principles.

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Bearings

Objectives

 What is the bearing ?

Basics of bearing.

Scale drawing.

Bearing and right angled triangle.


What is the bearing ?

 It is an angle measured from


the north between 2 points.

 It is used for navigation


mainly in ships and aircrafts.
Basics of bearing

Step 1: Start measuring from the north.

Step 2: turn clock wise.

The angle turned becomes our bearing.


Basics of bearing

 The bearing of B from A


differs from the bearing of A
from B.

 Take good care of the word


‘’from’’ which is the key of your
answer.
Basics of bearing

Example 1:

find the bearing of:


a) B from A.
45◦

b) A from B.
45 + 180 = 225◦
Basics of bearing

Example 1:

find the bearing of:


a) B from A.
45◦

b) A from B.
45 + 180 = 225◦
Exit Ticket
Find the bearings of:

a) B from S.
b) S from B.
c) A from S.
d) S from A.
Scale Drawings
Scale made to represent real life measurements on map
measurements.

Example:
In real life the distance between London and Manchester
is 262.4 km. Represent this distance on a map with a
scale 1:20.
Answer: It means every 1 cm represents 20 km so, the
distance drawn on the map will be 13.12 cm
Exit Ticket
Find the map measurements of these real life distances.

a) Cairo to Alexandria is 220 km with scale 1:100.

b) Madrid to Barcelona is 626 km with scale 1:200.


Bearings and right angled triangle.

 Pythagoras theorem must be well understood.

 Sine (SAH).

 Cosine (CAH).

 Tangent (TOA).
Bearings and right angled triangle.

Example : α
A helicopter leaves the airport and travels d
due East for 30 km then due North for 40 km. 40
The pilot then returns to the airport by the
most direct route. What is the bearing and
the distance of the most direct route ? 30
Answer:
d2 = 302 + 402 = 2500 so, d = 50 km.
Tanα = (30/40) = ¾ so, α = tan-1 (3/4) = 36.87◦
Bearing = 180 + 36.87 = 216.87◦

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