A cadet is heading on a North Easterly direction of a bearing of 0850, but is not sure if he is still on that bearing. The cadets decides to take a back bearing as he can still see where he left from and believes that if his back bearing directs him back to his start point then he must be travelling on the correct bearing. From the following alternatives which is most correct for his back bearing?*1 point4050245052500850
Question
A cadet is heading on a North Easterly direction of a bearing of 0850, but is not sure if he is still on that bearing. The cadets decides to take a back bearing as he can still see where he left from and believes that if his back bearing directs him back to his start point then he must be travelling on the correct bearing. From the following alternatives which is most correct for his back bearing?*1 point4050245052500850
Solution
The correct back bearing would be 2650. This is because back bearings are calculated by adding or subtracting 180 degrees from the original bearing to get the opposite direction. In this case, 0850 - 180 = 2650.
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