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Date November 2015 Marks available 4 Reference code 15N.2.sl.TZ0.1
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm.

Points A, B, and C lie on the circle, and AˆOC=1.3 radians.

Find the length of arc ABC.

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a.

Find the area of the shaded region.

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b.

Markscheme

correct substitution     (A1)

egl=1.3×3

l  = 3.9 (cm)     A1     N2

[2 marks]

a.

METHOD 1

valid approach     (M1)

egfinding reflex angle, 2πCˆOA

correct angle     (A1)

eg2π1.3, 4.98318

correct substitution     (A1)

eg12(2π1.3)32

22.4243

area=9π5.85 (exact), 22.4  (cm2)     A1     N3

METHOD 2

correct area of small sector     (A1)

eg12(1.3)32, 5.85

valid approach     (M1)

egcircle − small sector, πr212θr2

correct substitution     (A1)

egπ(32)12(1.3)32

22.4243

area=9π5.85 (exact), 22.4  (cm2)     A1     N3

[4 marks]

Total [6 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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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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