You take a bearing of 043° and 169° of two...

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You take a bearing of 043° and 169° of two objects. What bearing of a third object will give the best fix?

Question 1 of 27070

You take a bearing of 043° and 169° of two objects. What bearing of a third object will give the best fix?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Three-bearing fix geometry – you want three lines of position (LOPs) that intersect with large angles between them, not nearly parallel. • Ideal cut angles – the most accurate fixes usually have angles between LOPs around 60°–120°, avoiding very small or very large angles. • Relative spacing of bearings – think about how evenly the bearings spread around the compass, rather than bunching up in one sector.

💭 Think About

• First, find the angular difference between the two given bearings and picture how those two LOPs would cross on the chart. • Then, for each answer choice, imagine adding that third bearing and consider how it would affect the angles formed between each pair of LOPs. • Ask yourself which option gives you three bearings that are spread out the most evenly around 360°, avoiding any pair that is too close to being parallel.

✅ Before You Answer

• Compute or estimate the angle between the two given bearings and note if it’s acute, obtuse, or close to 180°. • For each choice, check the angle between the proposed third bearing and each of the two original bearings – avoid very small angles (nearly parallel lines). • Look for the option that gives all three pairwise angles reasonably large and not extreme, providing a well-shaped triangle at the intersection.