Bearings and Distances2

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Bearings and Distances(2)

• Scale drawings

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Bearings and Distances

The yacht shown is 76km from a port on a bearing
032º. An oil tanker meanwhile is 80km from the
same port on a bearing 127º.
How far is the yacht from the tanker?
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Bearings and Distances
Two planes leave Heathrow airport at the same
time. One plane flies 104km on a bearing 080º.
The second plane flies 90km on a bearing 178º.

How far apart are the planes?
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Bearings and Distances

A ship is 45km from Dundee on a bearing 098º. A
second ship is 77km from Dundee on a bearing
141º.
How far apart are the ships?
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Bearings and Distances

The bearings and distances of two oilrigs from
Aberdeen are 022º,106km and 118º,96km
How far apart are the oilrigs?
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Bearings and Distances

An ocean liner lies in position 144º,77km
from a port. Its supply ship lies in the
position 207º,67km from the port.
How far is the supply ship from the liner?
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Bearings and Distances
The distance and bearings of three oilrigs from a
port are given by 055º,60km , 103º,89km
and 170º,90km. Make a scale drawing to show
the 3 oilrigs and the port. A supply ship leaves
port and travels to each of the oilrigs in turn
before heading back to port.

Find the total distance that the supply ship
will travel to supply the three oilrigs.
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Bearings and Distances

In flight refueling is to take place between a
Harrier Jet and a Supply Refueling Plane. The
Harrier is 127,118km while the Supply Plane
is at 272,88km.
How far apart are the planes at the present time?
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Bearings and Distances

Three submarines in the North Sea have distances
and bearings from Dundee of 045,100km,
086,93km, 163,98km. A helicopter leaves
Riverside Airport and flies to each of the
submarines in turn before returning to Dundee
(Riverside).
What is the total distance flown by the
helicopter?