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D. True Bearing
The following compass rose has been used by marine navigators for centuries, and
is also used for weather and wind patterns relative to ________________.
There are sixteen cardinal and intercardinal positions of the compass. Each position
is ___________ of the total 360º.
_____________________ is the angle measured between true north and the
intended path.
Compass-Point Directions
N
0º
NNE
NE
ENE
E
ESE
SE
SSE
S
SSW
SW
WSW
W
WNW
NW
NNW
337.5º
Example 5:
a)
What is the true bearing of a boat travelling northwest?
b)
What is the true bearing of a boat travelling southwest?
Worksheet: True Bearing
Math 10 Workplace
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