Back Bearings: Real-world Applications
Mathematics
GCSE Foundation
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet exploring back bearings through real-world business and finance contexts. Students will practice calculating, interpreting, and applying back bearings in various scenarios.
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Back Bearings: Real-world Applications
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Grade GCSE Foundation
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Introduction
Back bearings are used to find the original direction of a line when given its bearing from the opposite point. To find the back bearing, subtract the given bearing from 180° or 360° depending on the context, ensuring the answer is within 0° to 360°. This concept is useful in navigation, surveying, and logistics in business contexts.
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A delivery truck moves in a direction of 045° bearing. What is the back bearing?
[2 marks]2.
Calculate the back bearing of a ship sailing on a bearing of 135°.
[2 marks]3.
A plane is flying on a bearing of 290°. What is its back bearing?
[2 marks]4.
A delivery route is initially on a bearing of 060°. The driver takes a wrong turn and ends up heading on a bearing of 240°. Find the back bearing of the initial route.
[3 marks]5.
In a warehouse, a forklift moves along a bearing of 200°. What is the back bearing?
[2 marks]6.
A courier company records a delivery bearing of 330°. What is the back bearing?
[2 marks]7.
A ship heads on a bearing of 060°. Its back bearing is then measured. What is it?
[2 marks]8.
A car initially travels on a bearing of 120°. After turning, it is now on a bearing of 300°. Calculate the back bearing of the initial route.
[3 marks]9.
A business supplies goods along a route initially on a bearing of 75°. Due to logistical change, the route's back bearing is now 255°. What was the original bearing?
[3 marks]10.
A vehicle travels on a bearing of 045°. It then turns to a bearing of 225°. What is the back bearing of the second route?
[2 marks]11.
Identify and correct the mistake in this calculation: A bearing of 200° has a back bearing of 180°. (Hint: Is this correct?)
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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