Bearing /Sine - Cosine rule worksheet

Instructions: Answer all questions.

1) Port M, is due south of a lighthouse, L. A ship leaves Port M and sails 200 km on a bearing of 60 to Port K. Port K is directly
east of the lighthouse.

(a) Sketch a diagram to represent this information. At L and K, draw dotted lines to show the direction of north.

(b) Label CLEARLY on your diagram

(i) the points L, M and K

(ii) the angle of 60, which shows the bearing of K from M

(iii) the line segment representing 200 km. (4 marks)

(c) Calculate, to the NEAREST kilometre, the distance LK. (3 marks)

(d) Indicate on your diagram the angle, x, which shows the bearing of M from K. (1 mark) (CXC)

2) Points O, P and Q are in the same horizontal plane. P is 15 m away from O on a bearing of 040 from O. Q is on a bearing of
130 from O, and PQ = 17 m.

(a) Sketch a diagram to show the positions of O, P and Q. Clearly indicate North on your diagram.

(b) Calculate the distance OQ. (6 marks) (CXC)

3) The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows the journey of a ship which sailed from Port A to Port B and then to Port C.
Port B is located 32 km due West of Port A and Port C is 45 km from Port B on a bearing of 040.

Calculate, giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures

(a) the distance AC

(b) the bearing of Port C from Port A. (CXC)

4) An oil tanker leaves Town X, and travels on a bearing of 050 to Town Z, 50 km away. The tanker then travels to Town Y, 70
km away, on a bearing of 120.

(a) Draw a carefully labelled diagram of the tanker's journey, clearly showing the North line.

(b) Calculate the distance of Y from X, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

(c) (i) On your diagram, mark the angle that shows the bearing of X from Y.

(ii) Calculate the bearing of X from Y, giving your answer to the nearest degree. (CXC)

5) In triangle ABC, AC cm = 12.6 , BC cm = 11.2 and angle B = 54 . The lengths AC and BC are correct to the nearest millimeter
and angle B is correct to the nearest degree. Use the sine rule sin A/ a = sin B/b to calculate the smallest possible value of angle
A.

6) Stewart Town is 35 km due north of Williamsfield, Manchester.

Ipswich, St. Elizabeth, is 40 km from Williamsfield and 45 km from
Stewart Town. Calculate the bearing of Ipswich from Williamsfield.

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7) In the diagram below, angle PRQ angle = 48 , PQR = 65, and PQ cm = 6. Use the sine rule to calculate the length of PR. ( CXC
-3 marks).

8) A piece of land at a street corner is in the shape of a triangle of sides 40 metres, 62 metres and 78 metres as shown. Find the
size of the angle at the street corner. (CXC 4 marks)

9) In the diagram below calculate the length of BC. ( CXC 5 marks).

10) ABCDEF is a triangular prism, 16 cm long, as shown. Calculate the size of the angle between AD and the base BCDE. (CXC-6
marks)

11) For the points P, Q and R, as illustrated in the figure, find the bearing of

(a) P from Q

(b) P from R

(c) R from Q

(CXC- 3 marks)

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