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0580/43 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 4: Scale Drawings

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 43 (Extended) · Calculator · 4 marks

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The question, in short

Use a map scale of 1 cm to 2 km to place town B, which is 12 km from A on a bearing of 080°, then find the reverse bearing between C and D given 130°.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

On the diagram with A and a north arrow, mark B at the correct scaled distance and bearing from A.

  1. 112 ÷ 2 = 6 cm on the map
  2. 2Measure 80° clockwise from the North line at A
  3. 3Mark B 6 cm from A along this line

AnswerB marked 6 cm from A on a bearing of 080°

Part (b) · 2 marks

Given that C lies on a bearing of 130° from D, calculate the bearing from C back to D.

  1. 1Back bearing = 130° + 180°
  2. 2= 310°

Answer310

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