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Bearings

Post Number: #1 by Jessica » March 25th, 2011, 6:02 pm

The bearing to a point is the angle measured in degrees in a clockwise direction from the north line (y axis).

The bearing of point P is 65º

The bearing of point Q is 300º

The bearing of a point is the number of degrees in the angle measured in a clockwise direction from the north line to the line joining the centre of the compass with the point.

A bearing is used to represent the direction of one point relative to another point.

For example, the bearing of A from B is 65º. The bearing of B from A is 245º.