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Date May 2018 Marks available 3 Reference code 18M.2.sl.TZ1.3
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
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Question

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, with radius 4 cm. Points A and B lie on the circumference of the circle and AÔB = θ , where 0 ≤ θππ.

Find the area of the shaded region, in terms of θ.

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The area of the shaded region is 12 cm2. Find the value of θ.

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Markscheme

valid approach to find area of segment      (M1)

eg  area of sector – area of triangle, 12r2(θsinθ)12r2(θsinθ)

correct substitution      (A1)

eg  14(4)2θ12(4)2sinθ,12×16[θsinθ]14(4)2θ12(4)2sinθ,12×16[θsinθ]

area = 80 – 8 sinθ, 8(θ – sinθ)     A1 N2

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setting their area expression equal to 12      (M1)

eg  12 = 8(θ – sinθ)    

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θ = 2.27 (do not accept an answer in degrees)      A2 N3

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.5 » Solving trigonometric equations in a finite interval, both graphically and analytically.
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