Exercise 1 solution (a) A full circle is 360 degrees, so a quarter turn is 90 degrees. North = 0 (or 360), East = 90, South = 180, West = 270. South-west is halfway between south and west: (180 + 270) / 2 = 225 degrees. (b) Back bearing = bearing + 180 (if the answer is over 360, subtract 360). - 60 degrees -> 60 + 180 = 240 degrees - 300 degrees -> 300 + 180 = 480, minus 360 = 120 degrees - 175 degrees -> 175 + 180 = 355 degrees (c) Two bearings of 350 and 20 degrees: the shortest turn from 350 to 20 is through north: 10 degrees to reach 360 (north), then 20 more = 30 degrees to the right. Going the other way round would be 330 degrees, which is the long way.