Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Ex1 A hotel is located 3km east and 2km north of Ex2 A ship sets off from port. It sails 3 miles due
the beach. Calculate the bearing of the hotel south and then 5 miles east. On what bearing is
Solution

Solution
from the beach to the nearest degree. the port from the ship to the nearest degree?
N N
Alternate angles
Hotel Port are equal.
N N
056o 𝜃
2km 3mi
𝜃 Ship
Beach
3km 5mi 301o
Bearing 90 33.7
o o
5
2 tan() Bearing 360o 59.0o
tan() 56.3o 3
3
056o 5 301o
2 tan-1 59.0o
tan -1
33.7o
3
3

• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Q1 A scout troop are hiking in a forest. Starting from Q2 A dragon has been wreaking havoc in a local
their base, they walk 4.2km south followed by village. It is then chased away by a knight.
Solution

Solution
7.1km west. They want to walk the shortest The dragon flies 3 miles due south followed by
distance back to their base. On what bearing 4 miles due west.
should the scouts walk? 059o [a] Work out the distance between the dragon
and the village. 5mi
N
[b] Find the bearing of the dragon from the
Base village to the nearest degree. 233o
N N
4.2km
Village
Scouts
7.1km
3mi
Dragon
4mi
• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Q3 The diagram shows the positions of a tower and Q4 A aeroplane flies 22 miles due south followed
a tree. The tree is 2.1km South of the tower and by 34 miles due east. On what bearing is the
Solution

Solution
4.5km East of the tower. aeroplane’s starting position from its current
[a] Work out the distance between the tower position to the nearest degree? 303o
and the tree to one decimal place. 5.0km
Edexcel 5MB3H/01

N
[June 2014]

[b] Work out the bearing of the tree from the

tower to the nearest degree. 115o Starting
N
N
22mi
Tower Current
34mi
2.1km
Tree
4.5km

• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Q5 A buoy is located 214m west and 185m south of Q6 Two ships sail away from port. Ship A sails
a ship. Calculate the bearing of the buoy from 6.4miles due south followed by 12.4miles due
Solution

Solution
the ship to the nearest degree. 221o west. Ship B sails 3miles due south followed by
N 10.1 miles due east.
[a] Work out the distance between the two
Ship ships to one decimal place. 22.8km
185m [b] Work out the bearing of Ship B from Ship A
214m N to the nearest degree. 081o
Port N
Buoy
3mi
N 6.4mi Ship B
10.1mi
3.4mi
Ship A
12.4mi 22.5mi
• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Ex3 An aeroplane flies 50 miles on a bearing of 112 o. Ex4 Ground troops are on a bearing of 072o from
How far due East has it travelled to the nearest their base. They know that they are a distance
Solution

Solution
one decimal place? of 6km due East of the base but don’t know
N their distance due North. Work out the shortest
distance between the base and the ground
112o troops to the nearest one decimal place.
N
50mi N 6
South 𝜃 cos(18o)
Aeroplane
N Troops
East
072o𝑥 cos(18o) 6
180 112
o o
𝜃
68o East Base cos(18o) cos(18o)
East sin(68o) 6km
50 6
50 50 90o 72o
cos(18o)
50sin(68o) East 46.4 miles 18o
6.3km
• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Q1 The following diagram represents the positions Q2 Animal conservationists are tracking the position
and bearings of two helicopters. Helicopter B is of a polar bear. The polar bear’s position is 3km in
Solution

Solution
1.2km away from helicopter A on a bearing of an eastward direction and is on a bearing of 104 o.
122o. How far north is helicopter A from What is the shortest distance between the polar
helicopter B? 0.6km bear and the conservationists. 3.1km
N N

122o
104o N
Helicopter A Conservationists
1.2km N Polar bear
3km
Helicopter B

• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.
 Tuesday 16 January 2024 We are learning about: Bearings with trigonometry

We are
Key terms:
learning
Adjacent,
to: Use
angle,
trigonometry
bearing, cosine,
in questions
degrees,
involving
length, bearings.
opposite, side, sine, tangent

Q3 The following diagram represents the positions Q4 A ship sails on a bearing of 074o for 10 miles
and bearings of three buoys floating in the ocean. followed by a bearing of 131o for 15 miles.
Solution

Solution
[a] How far west is Buoy B from Buoy C. 336.1m Work out the bearing of the ship from its
[b] How far east is Buoy A from Buoy B. 172.6m starting position to the nearest degree.
[c] How far north is Buoy C from Buoy A. 244.3m N
N Bearing 180o 71.3o
N 131o
074
109
o o
108.7o
N
N Start 10mi 109o
Buoy C 𝜃 15mi
077 o
End
345m
Buoy B
15cos(49o) 10sin(16o) 7.085mi
N 15sin(49o) 10cos(16o) 20.933mi
240m
314o
Buoy A 𝜃 tan-1 20.933 71.3o
7.085
• Developing learners will be able to calculate the size of a bearing using trigonometry.
KEY TERMS
• Secure learners will be able to find missing lengths in bearings problems using trigonometry.
• Excelling learners will be able to solve unfamiliar problems by combining the use of bearings and trigonometry.