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Date November 2014 Marks available 2 Reference code 14N.2.sl.TZ0.3
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term Find Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm.

The points AB and C are on the circumference of the circle, and AˆOB radians.

Find the length of arc ACB.

[2]
a.

Find AB.

[3]
b.

Hence, find the perimeter of the shaded segment ABC.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

correct substitution into formula     (A1)

egl=1.2×8

9.6 (cm)     A1     N2

[2 marks]

a.

METHOD 1

evidence of choosing cosine rule     (M1)

eg2r22×r2×cos(AˆOB)

correct substitution into right hand side     (A1)

eg82+822×8×8×cos(1.2)

9.0342795

AB=9.03 [9.03, 9.04] (cm)     A1     N2

METHOD 2

evidence of choosing sine rule     (M1)

egABsin(AˆOB)=OBsin(OˆAB)

finding angle OAB or OBA (may be seen in substitution)     (A1)

egπ1.22, 0.970796

AB=9.03 [9.03, 9.04] (cm)     A1     N2

[3 marks]

b.

correct working     (A1)

egP=9.6+9.03

18.6342

18.6 [18.6, 18.7] (cm)     A1     N2

[2 marks]

Total [7 marks]

c.

Examiners report

Parts (a) and (b) were well done, but it was not uncommon to see students finding area instead of perimeter in part (c). Most candidates recognized the need to use the cosine rule in part (b), and other candidates chose to use the sine rule to find the length of AB.

There are candidates who do not seem comfortable working with radians and transform the angles into degrees. Other candidates used an angle of 1.2π instead of 1.2, supposing that angles in radians always should have π.

a.

Parts (a) and (b) were well done, but it was not uncommon to see students finding area instead of perimeter in part (c). Most candidates recognized the need to use the cosine rule in part (b), and other candidates chose to use the sine rule to find the length of AB.

There are candidates who do not seem comfortable working with radians and transform the angles into degrees. Other candidates used an angle of 1.2π instead of 1.2, supposing that angles in radians always should have π.

b.

Parts (a) and (b) were well done, but it was not uncommon to see students finding area instead of perimeter in part (c). Most candidates recognized the need to use the cosine rule in part (b), and other candidates chose to use the sine rule to find the length of AB.

There are candidates who do not seem comfortable working with radians and transform the angles into degrees. Other candidates used an angle of 1.2π instead of 1.2, supposing that angles in radians always should have π.

c.

Syllabus sections

Topic 3 - Circular functions and trigonometry » 3.1 » The circle: radian measure of angles; length of an arc; area of a sector.
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