You take a bearing of 264° of a lighthouse....

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You take a bearing of 264° of a lighthouse. What bearing of another object would give the best fix?

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You take a bearing of 264° of a lighthouse. What bearing of another object would give the best fix?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Cross bearings and how they form a fix on a chart • The idea of the most accurate fix coming from bearings that intersect at or near right angles (90°) • How to measure the angle between two bearings (using the smaller of the two possible angles)

💭 Think About

• What angle between two lines of position (bearings) generally gives the sharpest, most reliable fix? • How do you find the smallest angle between 264° and each of the answer choices? (Hint: think about subtracting and, if needed, using 360° − difference.) • Once you find those angles, which choice gives an angle closest to the ideal value for a good fix?

✅ Before You Answer

• Compute the absolute difference between 264° and each option, then if it’s more than 180°, use 360° − difference instead • Identify which angle is closest to 90° — that bearing will give the best fix • Confirm that you’re comparing angles between the bearings, not just looking for something numerically close to 264°