GCSE Maths, Unit 21, Lesson 1 of 4

Bearings

About 1 min to read, then 7 practice questions

Three rules

A bearing is an angle:

  1. measured from north,
  2. clockwise,
  3. written with three figures (045°, not 45°).
N120°AB

The way back

The bearing of A from B is the bearing of B from A plus 180° (or minus 180° if that goes past 360°).

If B is on 060° from A, then A is on 240° from B.

Turning clockwise adds to a bearing; turning anticlockwise subtracts. Keep the answer between 000° and 359°.

Practise this: 7 questions, about 7 min

Answering from memory soon after reading is what makes it stick, so now is a good time.

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