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Date November 2016 Marks available 3 Reference code 16N.2.sl.TZ0.3
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

The following diagram shows a circle, centre O and radius rr mm. The circle is divided into five equal sectors.

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One sector is OAB, and AˆOB=θA^OB=θ.

The area of sector AOB is 20π mm220π mm2.

Write down the exact value of θθ in radians.

[1]
a.

Find the value of rr.

[3]
b.

Find AB.

[3]
c.

Markscheme

θ=2π5θ=2π5     A1     N1

[1 mark]

a.

correct expression for area     (A1)

egA=12r2(2π5), πr25A=12r2(2π5), πr25

evidence of equating their expression to 20π20π     (M1)

eg12r2(2π5)=20π, r2=100, r=±1012r2(2π5)=20π, r2=100, r=±10

r=10r=10    A1     N2

[3 marks]

b.

METHOD 1

evidence of choosing cosine rule     (M1)

ega2=b2+c22bccosAa2=b2+c22bccosA

correct substitution of their rr and θθ into RHS     (A1)

eg102+1022×10×10cos(2π5)102+1022×10×10cos(2π5)

11.7557

AB=11.8 (mm)AB=11.8 (mm)     A1     N2

METHOD 2

evidence of choosing sine rule     (M1)

egsinAa=sinBbsinAa=sinBb

correct substitution of their rr and θθ     (A1)

egsin2π5AB=sin(12(π2π5))10sin2π5AB=sin(12(π2π5))10

11.7557

AB=11.8 (mm)AB=11.8 (mm)     A1     N2

[3 marks]

c.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.6 » The cosine rule.
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