Back Bearings: Mixed Review
Mathematics
Year 9
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet covering Back Bearings, focusing on understanding, calculation, and real-world application for Year 9 students.
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Back Bearings: Mixed Review
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A ship is sailing on a bearing of 045°. What is its back bearing?
[2 marks]2.
A cyclist travels on a bearing of 120°. What is the back bearing of their path?
[2 marks]3.
Construct a line on the grid with a bearing of 200°. Then, find its back bearing.
[3 marks]4.
A plane flies on a bearing of 330°. What is its back bearing?
[2 marks]5.
A hiker walks on a bearing of 085°. What is the back bearing?
[2 marks]6.
Two boats are on bearings of 045° and 225°. Are these bearings back bearings of each other?
[2 marks]AYes
BNo
7.
Calculate the back bearing of a path that has a bearing of 170°.
[3 marks]8.
A vehicle travels on a bearing of 095°. Using the grid, draw this line and then find its back bearing.
[4 marks]9.
A ship takes a route on a bearing of 060°. After turning around, what is its back bearing?
[2 marks]10.
A car drives on a bearing of 245°. What is the back bearing? Identify any common mistake students might make and correct it.
[3 marks]11.
Explain why the back bearing of 000° is 180°, and identify a common mistake students might have in calculating it.
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- 1/1/2026
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