Question 6 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2024 Paper 41
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Trigonometry · Three-figure bearings. Worth 17 marks.
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North
B C
11 km 25°
NOT TO
A
SCALE
32 km
14 km
55°
H
The diagram shows the positions of two lighthouses A and B, a boat C and a harbour H.
C is due east of B.
(a) Find the bearing of the harbour from boat C.
................................................. [1]
(b) (i) Show that angle CBH = 100c.
[1]
(ii) Show that BH = 13.7 km, correct to 1 decimal place.
[3]
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(c) Calculate the bearing of A from B.
................................................. [5]
(d) At 1 pm boat C sails 32 km directly to the harbour at a speed of 10 knots.
(i) Calculate the time when boat C arrives at the harbour.
Give this time correct to the nearest minute.
[1 knot = 1.852 km/h]
................................................. [4]
(ii) Calculate the distance of boat C to the harbour when boat C is at the shortest distance from
lighthouse B.
........................................... km [3]
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