Bearings and Trigonometry

A diagram of a bearing is shown below. Given that the bearing of B from A is 060°, state the bearing of A from B.

• 240

• 120

• 160

• 150

What is
the Bearing
 of A
from C?

• 315

• 225

• 045

• 135

Brian’s kite is flying above a field at the end of 65 m of string. If the angle of elevation to the kite measures 70°, how high is the kite above Brian’s head?

• 64 m

• 62 m

• 61 m

• 72 m

Find the bearing of B from A.

A ship leaves port at 1:00 p.m. and sails in the direction N34°W at a rate of 24 mi/hr. Another ship leaves port at 1:30 p.m. and sails in the direction N56°E at a rate of 18 mi/hr. What is the bearing, to the nearest degree, from the first ship to the second?

• S63°E

• N27°E

• S63°W

• N27°W

A ship is 45 miles east and 30 miles south of port. If the captain wants to travel directly to port, what bearing should he take?

Round to the nearest tenth of a degree

Type your answer like this - example: S35.1W

A ship leaves port at 1:00 p.m. and sails in the direction N34°W at a rate of 24 mi/hr. Another ship leaves port at 1:30 p.m. and sails in the direction N56°E at a rate of 18 mi/hr. What is the bearing, to the nearest degree, from the first ship to the second?

• S63°E

• N27°E

• S63°W

• N27°W

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 1747.5 ft.

• 1319.3 ft.

• 1428.2 ft.

• 2747.5 ft.

• Slightly west of north

• Slightly east of north

• Directly north

• Slightly north of west

Find h₂

• 16.73 ft

• 22.51 ft

• 18.59 ft

• 20.79 ft