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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
Command term Find Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following diagram shows a triangle ABC.

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\({\text{AB}} = 5{\rm{ cm, C\hat AB}} = \) 50° and \({\rm{A\hat CB}} = \) 112°

Find BC.

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Find the area of triangle ABC.

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Markscheme

evidence of choosing sine rule     (M1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\frac{{\sin A}}{a} = \frac{{\sin B}}{b}\)

correct substitution     (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\frac{{{\text{BC}}}}{{\sin 50}} = \frac{5}{{\sin 112}}\)

4.13102

\({\text{BC}} = 4.13{\text{ (cm)}}\)     A1     N2

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a.

correct working     (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\({\rm{\hat B}} = 180 - 50 - 112\), 18°, \({\text{AC}} = 1.66642\)

correct substitution into area formula     (A1)

eg\(\,\,\,\,\,\)\(\frac{1}{2} \times 5 \times 4.13 \times \sin 18,{\text{ }}0.5(5)(1.66642)\sin 50,{\text{ }}\frac{1}{2}(4.13)(1.66642)\sin 112\)

3.19139

\({\text{area}} = 3.19{\text{ (c}}{{\text{m}}^2}{\text{)}}\)     A1     N2

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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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