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0580/11 May/Jun 2022, Question 4: Scale Drawings

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

Using a scale drawing where 1 cm stands for 15 km, work out the real separation of towns A and B and the bearing of B as seen from A.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

Convert the drawn length between the two towns into a real distance in km using the given scale.

  1. 1AB measures 7.4 cm on the drawing
  2. 2Distance = 7.4 × 15 = 111 km

Answer111 (accept 108 to 114)

Part (b) · 1 mark

Use the drawing to state the bearing on which town B lies from town A.

  1. 1Measure clockwise from North at A to the line AB: 071°

Answer071 (accept 069 to 073)

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