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Date November 2017 Marks available 3 Reference code 17N.2.sl.TZ0.1
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

The following diagram shows a triangle ABC.

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AB=5cm,CA^B= 50° and AC^B= 112°

Find BC.

[3]
a.

Find the area of triangle ABC.

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b.

Markscheme

evidence of choosing sine rule     (M1)

egsinAa=sinBb

correct substitution     (A1)

egBCsin50=5sin112

4.13102

BC=4.13 (cm)     A1     N2

[3 marks]

a.

correct working     (A1)

egB^=18050112, 18°, AC=1.66642

correct substitution into area formula     (A1)

eg12×5×4.13×sin18, 0.5(5)(1.66642)sin50, 12(4.13)(1.66642)sin112

3.19139

area=3.19 (cm2)     A1     N2

[3 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.6 » The sine rule, including the ambiguous case.
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