Calculate the size of angle ACB.

Calculate the area of the building’s footprint, ABC.

Calculate the volume of the office block.

To stabilize the structure, a steel beam must be made that runs from point C to point Q.

Calculate the length of CQ.

Calculate the angle CQ makes with BC.

\(\cos {\text{ACB}} = \frac{{{{30}^2} + {{50}^2} - {{70}^2}}}{{2 \times 30 \times 50}}\)     (M1)(A1)

Note: Award (M1) for substituted cosine rule formula, (A1) for correct substitution.

\({\text{ACB}} = {120^ \circ }\)     (A1)(G2)

\({\text{Area of triangle ABC}} = \frac{{30(50)\sin {{120}^ \circ }}}{2}\)     (M1)(A1)(ft)

Note: Award (M1) for substituted area formula, (A1)(ft) for correct substitution.

\( = 650{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^2}\) \((649.519 \ldots {\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^2})\)     (A1)(ft)(G2)

Notes: The answer is \(650{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^2}\) ; the units are required. Follow through from their answer in part (a).

\({\text{Volume}} = 649.519 \ldots \times 120\)     (M1)
\( = 77900{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^3}\) (\(77942.2 \ldots {\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^3}\))     (A1)(G2)

Note: The answer is \(77900{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^3}\) ; the units are required. Do not penalise lack of units if already penalized in part (b). Accept \(78000{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^3}\) from use of 3sf answer \(650{\text{ }}{{\text{m}}^2}\) from part (b).

\({\text{C}}{{\text{Q}}^2} = {50^2} + {120^2}\)     (M1)
\({\text{CQ}} = 130{\text{ (m)}}\)     (A1)(G2)

Note: The units are not required.

\(\tan {\text{QCB}} = \frac{{120}}{{50}}\)     (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for correct substituted trig formula.

\({\text{QCB}} = {67.4^ \circ }\) (\(67.3801 \ldots \))     (A1)(G2)

Note: Accept equivalent methods.