Question

Problem: Larry and Maria have secured permission to hike cross-country from the rangers. They have also secured permission to camp on the shore of Small Lake. The ranger station also provides a trail map. Larry and Maria notice the scale of the map is 1 inch = 0.5 mile. They draw a line due North on the map and draw another line to a point on the shore of Small Lake where they want to camp. How do they determine the direction they should travel and the distance they need to travel to reach this spot? Solution: Larry and Maria use a ruler to determine the distance between the starting point and the campsite. The measure is 8.5 inches. They set up the equation 1:___ = 8.5:d. Thus, 8.5 inches on this map represents ___miles. To determine the direction of travel, Larry and Maria use a_____ that has a needle and a fixed arrow in a housing marked in ________like a protractor. (From other math courses you should remember a protractor is an instrument in the shape of a semicircle marked to measure angles from 0° to 180°.) Because North provides a_____direction, Larry and Maria can use a compass to determine the_____which represents the direction in which they should travel. The figure shows how they measured the angle of travel at _______degrees.

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Answer 1

Thank you for asking this question:

1. 1:0.5 = 8.5:d

2. d = 0.5·8.5 = 4.25

3. Compass: This is an instrument which is used to understand the direction.

4. Degrees: It is used for the measurement of the angles, usually.

5. Reference: When you are trying to understand the navigation terms it helps you understand those better.

6. Bearing: It is an element which is used to reduce the friction.

7. 310: This is the number in the picture.

You must have the knowledge about navigation terms in order to understand this better or it will help you answer these questions better.

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