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Date May 2018 Marks available 3 Reference code 18M.2.sl.TZ2.2
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ2
Command term Find Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD.

\({\text{AB}} = 11\,{\text{cm,}}\,\,{\text{BC}} = 6\,{\text{cm,}}\,\,{\text{B}}\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \wedge  {\text{D  =  100}}^\circ {\text{, and C}}\mathop {\text{B}}\limits^ \wedge  {\text{D  =  82}}^\circ \)

Find DB.

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Find DC.

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Markscheme

evidence of choosing sine rule      (M1)

eg     \(\frac{a}{{{\text{sin }}A}} = \frac{b}{{{\text{sin }}B}} = \frac{c}{{{\text{sin }}C}}\)

correct substitution      (A1)
eg     \(\frac{{{\text{DB}}}}{{{\text{sin }}59^\circ }} = \frac{{{\text{11}}}}{{{\text{sin }}100^\circ }}\)

9.57429

DB = 9.57 (cm)      A1 N2

[3 marks]

a.

evidence of choosing cosine rule     (M1)

eg    \({a^2} = {b^2} + {c^2} - 2bc\,\,{\text{cos}}\,\,\left( A \right),\,\,\,{\text{D}}{{\text{C}}^2} = \,\,{\text{D}}{{\text{B}}^2}{\text{  +  B}}{{\text{C}}^2}{\text{ }} - {\text{ 2DB}} \times \,\,{\text{BC}} \times \,{\text{cos}}\,\left( {{\text{D}}\mathop {\text{B}}\limits^ \wedge  {\text{C}}} \right)\) 

correct substitution into RHS      (A1)
eg   \({9.57^2} + {6^2} - 2 \times 9.57 \times 6 \times \,\,{\text{cos}}\,\,82^\circ ,\,\,\,111.677\)  

10.5677

DC = 10.6 (cm)      A1 N2

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b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

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