Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Scale drawings

Scale drawings — practice question

The scale drawing indicates the locations of two towns, $P$ and $Q$. On the drawing, $1$ cm stands for $4$ km. North arrows are drawn at towns $P$ and $Q$. This diagram is not drawn to scale.
(a)[2]

Determine the true distance from town $P$ to town $Q$.

(b)[1]

State the bearing of town $Q$ from town $P$.

(c)[2]

Plot the position of town $X$ on the scale drawing.

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