The following diagram shows the chord [AB] in a circle of radius 8 cm, where ${\text{AB}} = 12{\text{ cm}}$.

Find the area of the shaded segment.

attempt to find the central angle or half central angle     (M1)

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$, cosine rule, right triangle

correct working     (A1)

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$$\cos \theta  = \frac{{{8^2} + {8^2} - {{12}^2}}}{{2 \bullet 8 \bullet 8}},{\text{ }}{\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{6}{8}} \right),{\text{ }}0.722734,{\text{ }}41.4096^\circ ,{\text{ }}\frac{\pi }{2} - {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{6}{8}} \right)$

correct angle ${\rm{A\hat OB}}$ (seen anywhere) 

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$${\text{1.69612, }}97.1807^\circ ,{\text{ 2}} \times {\text{si}}{{\text{n}}^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{6}{8}} \right)$     (A1)

correct sector area

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$$\frac{1}{2}(8)(8)(1.70),{\text{ }}\frac{{97.1807}}{{360}}(64\pi ),{\text{ }}54.2759$     (A1) 

area of triangle (seen anywhere)     (A1) 

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$$\frac{1}{2}(8)(8)\sin 1.70,{\text{ }}\frac{1}{2}(8)(12)\sin 0.722,{\text{ }}\frac{1}{2} \times \sqrt {64 - 36}  \times 12,{\text{ }}31.7490$

appropriate approach (seen anywhere)     (M1)

eg$\,\,\,\,\,$${A_{{\text{triangle}}}} - {A_{{\text{sector}}}}$, their sector-their triangle

22.5269

area of shaded region $= 22.5{\text{ }}({\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2})$     A1     N4

Note:     Award M0A0A0A0A1 then M1A0 (if appropriate) for correct triangle area without any attempt to find an angle in triangle OAB.

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