Exercises: Bearings and Scale Drawing

Bearings are always measured clockwise from North and written with three figures (e.g. $045\degree$ , not $45\degree$ ).

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To MEASURE the bearing of a point $B$ from a point $A$ on a diagram, what is the first thing you must draw at $A$ ?

A horizontal reference line at $A$ , then measure the angle up from it in either direction

A North line (a vertical arrow pointing up) at $A$ , since every bearing is measured clockwise from North, not from any other line

The line straight to $B$ first, then decide afterward which direction to measure the angle from