If you head due East for 1 mile and then 1 mile at 180 degrees, what heading is needed to return to your starting point?

To return to the starting point after heading due East for 1 mile and then traveling 1 mile at 180 degrees (which means going directly West), it’s important to visualize the movements on a coordinate plane.

Starting from the origin point (let’s say point (0,0)), moving due East by 1 mile places you at point (1,0). Then heading 180 degrees puts you back at (0,0) since you are moving back towards the West, retracing your path directly back.

However, to consider what happens if you start at point (0,0), move East to (1,0), and then from there move in a completely different direction yet still return to (0,0), you can visualize drawing a line from your current position towards your destination point (the origin).

To find the correct heading to return to the start from (1,0) to (0,0), you need to turn towards the West and then adjust your angle appropriately. The angle that directs you back from (1,0) to (0,0) would be at a bearing of 0 degrees (directly West) or at 180 degrees if you’re thinking about incoming direction.

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