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Question 6

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

Scale drawing

Scale 2 cm represents 1 km

a.

Find the distance from X X\,X to YYY.

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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×).

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Bearings Questions

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Practise OCR GCSE Maths Bearings with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 32 questions, matched to the OCR GCSE Maths (J560) specification and written in the written papers style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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