Question

Please... Solve this: the bearing of a tree from a house is 295°. Find the bearing of the house from the tree.

Answer 1

Given parameters:

Bearing of the tree from the house  = 295°

Unknown:

Bearing of the house from the tree = ?

Solution:

This is whole circle bearing problem(wcb). There are different ways of representing directions from one place to another. In whole circle bearing, the value of the bearing varies from 0° to 360° in the clockwise direction.

To find the back bearing in this regard, simple deduct the forward bearing from 360°;

    Backward bearing  = 360° -295°

                                    = 65°

The bearing from house to the tree is 65°