GCSE · Bearings

Bearings & back bearingsExam-style questions

The three rules of a bearing, measuring from North at each new point, the ±180° back-bearing rule, and combining bearings with right-angled trigonometry to find distances and directions.

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15 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

DifficultyAll Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

1
The diagram shows the positions of two boats, $A$ and $B$ .Diagram NOT accurately drawn
(a) Write down the bearing of $B$ from $A$ . (1 mark)
(b) Work out the bearing of $A$ from $B$ . (2 marks)
Level 2 · 3 marksTry it
2
The bearing of $B$ from $A$ is $125°$ .

Work out the bearing of $A$ from $B$ . [2]
Level 2 · 2 marksTry it
3
(a) The bearing of $B$ from $A$ is $118°$ . Work out the bearing of $A$ from $B$ .

(b) The bearing of $D$ from $C$ is $247°$ . Work out the bearing of $C$ from $D$ .
Level 2 · 4 marksTry it
4
The diagram shows the positions of a harbour $A$ and a boat $B$ .Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The angle between North and $AB$ , measured anticlockwise from North, is $62°$ .

Work out the bearing of $B$ from $A$ .
Level 2 · 2 marksTry it