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Bearings

Bearings. Bearings are a method used to measure angles on maps and compasses. They are a way of showing a direction just like North, East, South and West. Bearings can also show any direction in between. NW. NE. E. W. SE. SW. S. Bearings measure the angle from north.

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Bearings

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  1. Bearings

  2. Bearings are a method used to measure angles on maps and compasses. They are a way of showing a direction just like North, East, South and West. Bearings can also show any direction in between.

  3. NW NE E W SE SW S

  4. Bearings measure the angle from north. Bearings are always measured in a clockwise direction.

  5. 0 45 315 NW NE 270 E W 90 SE SW 225 135 S 180

  6. We can use the angles on a bearing to make triangles and then use Trigonometry to work out questions.

  7. Questions • Joe walks on a bearing of 32 degrees for a distance of 4km. How far north has Joe walked? • Samantha walks at a bearing of 124 degrees for 1100m. How far east has Samantha walked? • Cherie looks at a nearby tree. It is on a bearing of 200 degrees from her. If the tree is 12m away from her how far south is it?

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