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Date None Specimen Marks available 7 Reference code SPNone.2.sl.TZ0.6
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

The following diagram shows a pole BT 1.6 m tall on the roof of a vertical building.

The angle of depression from T to a point A on the horizontal ground is 35 .

The angle of elevation of the top of the building from A is 30 .


Find the height of the building.

Markscheme

METHOD 1

appropriate approach     M1

e.g. completed diagram

attempt at set up     A1

e.g. correct placement of one angle

tan30=hxtan35=h+1.6x     A1A1

attempt to set up equation     M1

e.g. isolate x

correct equation     A1

e.g. htan30=h+1.6tan35

h=7.52     A1     N3

METHOD 2

sin30=hl     A1

in triangle ATB, ˆA=5 , ˆT=55     A1A1

choosing sine rule     M1

correct substitution

e.g. h/sin30sin55=1.6sin5     A1

h=1.6×sin30×sin55sin5     A1

h=7.52     A1     N3

[7 marks]

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.6 » Solution of triangles.
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