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Date November 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16N.2.SL.TZ0.S_3
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Write down Question number S_3 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following diagram shows a circle, centre O and radius r mm. The circle is divided into five equal sectors.

N16/5/MATME/SP2/ENG/TZ0/03

One sector is OAB, and A O ^ B = θ .

The area of sector AOB is 20 π  m m 2 .

Write down the exact value of θ in radians.

[1]
a.

Find the value of r .

[3]
b.

Find AB.

[3]
c.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

θ = 2 π 5      A1     N1

[1 mark]

a.

correct expression for area     (A1)

eg A = 1 2 r 2 ( 2 π 5 ) ,   π r 2 5

evidence of equating their expression to 20 π      (M1)

eg 1 2 r 2 ( 2 π 5 ) = 20 π ,   r 2 = 100 ,   r = ± 10

r = 10    A1     N2

[3 marks]

b.

METHOD 1

evidence of choosing cosine rule     (M1)

eg a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2 b c cos A

correct substitution of their r and θ into RHS     (A1)

eg 10 2 + 10 2 2 × 10 × 1 0 cos ( 2 π 5 )

11.7557

AB = 11.8  (mm)      A1     N2

METHOD 2

evidence of choosing sine rule     (M1)

eg sin A a = sin B b

correct substitution of their r and θ      (A1)

eg sin 2 π 5 AB = sin ( 1 2 ( π 2 π 5 ) ) 10

11.7557

AB = 11.8  (mm)      A1     N2

[3 marks]

c.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3— Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.4—Circle: radians, arcs, sectors
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