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Relative bearing of two places

A is south of B and C is east of B. In which direction is A from C?

Show the answer and the worked solution

Correct answer: D.

South-west

Worked solution

  1. Take B at the origin. A is directly south of B; C is directly east of B.
  2. From C, A is to the west and to the south.
  3. So A is south-west of C.

Answer: South-west.

The idea

Sketch the points on a grid before answering. The bearing from C to A is the opposite of the bearing from A to C.

Shortcut. From C, go west to reach B, then south to reach A; the two moves combine to south-west.

Common trap. "North-east" — giving the bearing of C from A, which is the reverse of what is asked.

Direction Sense

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Level

Medium

Target time

~75s

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Relative bearing of two places — Aptitude Question

Relative bearing of two places: A is south of B and C is east of B. In which direction is A from C? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.

Question

A is south of B and C is east of B. In which direction is A from C?

Options

  1. North-east
  2. North-west
  3. South-east
  4. South-west
Show the answer and the worked solution

Correct answer: D. South-west

Worked solution

  1. Take B at the origin. A is directly south of B; C is directly east of B.
  2. From C, A is to the west and to the south.
  3. So A is south-west of C.

Answer: South-west.

The idea

Sketch the points on a grid before answering. The bearing from C to A is the opposite of the bearing from A to C.

Shortcut. From C, go west to reach B, then south to reach A; the two moves combine to south-west.

Common trap. "North-east" — giving the bearing of C from A, which is the reverse of what is asked.

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