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Bearings
Question Paper 2
Level IGCSE
Subject Maths (0580)
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Paper Type Extended
Topic Trigonometry
Sub-Topic Bearings
Booklet Question Paper 2

Time Allowed: 63 minutes

Score: /52

Percentage: /100

Grade Boundaries:

A* A B C D E U

>85% 75% 60% 45% 35% 25% <25%

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1
NOT TO
A SCALE

North
510 km

720 km 40°
C

A plane flies from A to C and then from C to B.

AC = 510 km and CB = 720 km.
The bearing of C from A is 135° and angle ACB = 40°.

(a) Find the bearing of

(i) B from C,

................................................... [2]

(ii) C from B.

................................................... [2]

(b) Calculate AB and show that it rounds to 464.7 km, correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

(c) Calculate angle ABC.

Angle ABC = .................................................. [3]

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2 (a)
P

NOT TO
SCALE

8.4 cm

7.6 cm 62°
R

In the triangle PQR, QR = 7.6 cm and PR = 8.4 cm.

Angle QRP = 62°.

Calculate

(i) PQ,

Answer(a)(i) PQ = ........................................... cm [4]

(ii) the area of triangle PQR.

Answer(a)(ii) .......................................... cm2 [2]

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(b)
North

NOT TO
North SCALE

63 km

The diagram shows the positions of three small islands G, H and J.

The bearing of H from G is 045°.
The bearing of J from G is 126°.
The bearing of J from H is 164°.
The distance HJ is 63 km.

Calculate the distance GJ.

Answer(b) GJ = .......................................... km [5]

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3
North

NOT TO
SCALE
P
58 km

North
74 km

A ship sails from port P to port Q.

Q is 74 km from P on a bearing of 142°.
A lighthouse, L, is 58 km from P on a bearing of 110°.

(a) Show that the distance LQ is 39.5 km correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer(a)

[5]

(b) Use the sine rule to calculate angle PQL.

Answer(b) Angle PQL = ................................................ [3]

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(c) Find the bearing of

(i) P from Q,

Answer(c)(i) ................................................ [2]

(ii) L from Q.

Answer(c)(ii) ................................................ [1]

(d) The ship takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to sail the 74 km from P to Q.

Calculate the average speed in knots.

[1 knot = 1.85 km/h]

Answer(d) ....................................... knots [3]

(e) Calculate the shortest distance from the lighthouse to the path of the ship.

Answer(e) .......................................... km [3]

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4
C
North 5 km
NOT TO
SCALE
B
150°

8 km

A helicopter flies 8 km due north from A to B. It then flies 5 km from B to C and returns to A.
Angle ABC = 150°.

(a) Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

Answer(a) km2 [2]

(b) Find the bearing of B from C.

Answer(b) [2]
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5
North

K
108° NOT TO
SCALE
4 km
9 km

L
Three buoys K, L and M show the course of a boat race.
MK = 4 km, KL = 9 km and angle MKL = 108°.

(a) Calculate the distance ML.

Answer(a) ML = km [4]

(b) The bearing of L from K is 125°.

(i) Calculate how far L is south of K.

Answer(b)(i) km [3]

(ii) Find the three figure bearing of K from M.

Answer(b)(ii) [2]