ECZ 2018 · GCE Paper 1 — Bearings

A cyclist starts from town W and cycles on a bearing of 216° to town P. She then leaves town P and cycles on a bearing of 296° to town Z. Z is due west of W. Calculate PŴZ.

Diagram for ECZ 2018 · GCE Paper 1
  • A. 44°
  • B. 36°
  • C. 64°
  • D. 54°

Verified working — step 1

The bearing of P from W is 216°, measured clockwise from north at W. Due west of W is a bearing of 270°. The angle between WP and WZ is therefore 270° − 216° = …

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