Bearing and Distances

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In today’s class, we will be talking about bearing and distances. Enjoy the class!

Angle of Elevation

This is the angle formed between the normal eye level and the line through which the observer views an object above.

Bearings can be defined as the angular relationships between two or more places. Bearings are specified in two ways:

Cardinal Points: It is specified in reference to the north and south. E.g. N45⁰E, S60⁰W

Find the corresponding bearing of the following: (a)N64⁰W (b)064⁰ (c)S42⁰E (d) 234⁰
If the bearing of X from Y is N64⁰W. Find the bearing of Y from X.
A boat sails 6km from a port X on a bearing of 065⁰ and thereafter 13km on a bearing of 136⁰. What is the distance and bearing of the boat from X?
Find the angle of elevation to the nearest degree of the top of a church tower 180m high from a point on the ground 75m from its foot.

In our next class, we will be talking about Statistics. We hope you enjoyed the class.

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