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Question 7

The accurate scale drawing shows the positions of aircraft X X\,X and aircraft YYY.

A scale drawing showing aircraft X and Y joined by a shorter diagonal line, with north arrows and the scale 2 cm represents 1 km.

Scale 2 cm represents 1 km

a.

Find the distance from X X\,X to YYY.

[1]
b.

Measure the bearing of Y Y\,Y from XXX.

[1]
c.

A third aircraft Z Z\,Z is 3 km from X X\,X on a bearing of 230∘ 230^\circ\,230∘

On the diagram, mark the position of aircraft Z Z\,Z with a cross (×\times×).

[2]
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48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Maths Bearings. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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