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Challenge your understanding of bearings in trigonometry with this engaging quiz. Test your skills with practical questions on finding bearings between points.

Questions: 10  |  Attempts: 2086   |  Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

What happens when a traveler changes direction multiple times? In this quiz, you’ll solve multi-leg bearing problems using trigonometric laws to find straight-line distances. You’ll apply the Law of Cosines and...

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 11   |  Last updated: Dec 10, 2025
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    A boat sails 15 km on a bearing of 070°, then 20 km on a bearing of 160°. To find the straight-line distance from its starting point, which law is most efficient?
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Ever wonder how ships and planes find their exact positions using angles and distances? In this quiz, you’ll apply the Law of Sines to solve real-world navigation problems involving bearings. You’ll calculate...

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 11   |  Last updated: Dec 10, 2025
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    A cargo ship departs from harbor on a bearing of 045°. After sailing 15 km, the captain changes course to 120° and travels 20 km more. What is the ship's straight-line distance from the harbor? (round to the nearest whole number)
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Sometimes, bearings and distances create triangles that don’t have one clear answer — that’s the ambiguous case. In this quiz, you’ll learn when and why the Law of Sines can produce one, two, or no...

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 11   |  Last updated: Dec 10, 2025
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    A ship sails 40 km on a bearing of 030°. From that point, the angle between its course and a line to a harbor is 45°. The distance to the harbor could have two possible values. Which law is best used?
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