Bearing 2

Mathematics SSS 2 Third Term

WEEK 3

Bearing 2

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

1. Solve problems on bearing
2. Use the sine rule in solving problems on bearing
3. Use the cosine rule in solving problems on bearing

Practical problems on bearing

Content

A bearing measures the movement of an angle in a clockwise direction and always on the north line. The bearing of a point is the line joining the centre of the compass through the point measured in degrees in a clockwise way from the north direction. In navigation, bearings are used to express something about direction. It is also used to express in angle a particular landmark.

The three characteristics of bearings:
a. The basis of a…