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Date May 2017 Marks available 2 Reference code 17M.1.sl.TZ1.9
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Find Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

A type of candy is packaged in a right circular cone that has volume 100 cm3 and vertical height 8 cm.

M17/5/MATSD/SP1/ENG/TZ1/09

Find the radius, r, of the circular base of the cone.

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a.

Find the slant height, l, of the cone.

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b.

Find the curved surface area of the cone.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

100=13πr2(8)     (M1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for correct substitution into volume of cone formula.

 

r=3.45 (cm) (3.45494 (cm))     (A1)     (C2)

[2 marks]

a.

l2=82+(3.45494)2     (M1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for correct substitution into Pythagoras’ theorem.

 

l=8.71 (cm) (8.71416 (cm))     (A1)(ft)     (C2)

 

Note:     Follow through from part (a).

 

[2 marks]

b.

π×3.45494×8.71416     (M1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for their correct substitutions into curved surface area of a cone formula.

 

=94.6 cm2 (94.5836 cm2)     (A1)(ft)     (C2)

 

Note:     Follow through from parts (a) and (b). Accept 94.4 cm2 from use of 3 sf values.

 

[2 marks]

c.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.4
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