Date | May 2018 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 18M.1.SL.TZ1.T_8 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 (with calculator from previous syllabus) | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
Command term | Draw and Label | Question number | T_8 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Two fixed points, A and B, are 40 m apart on horizontal ground. Two straight ropes, AP and BP, are attached to the same point, P, on the base of a hot air balloon which is vertically above the line AB. The length of BP is 30 m and angle BAP is 48°.
Angle APB is acute.
On the diagram, draw and label with an x the angle of depression of B from P.
Find the size of angle APB.
Find the size of the angle of depression of B from P.
Markscheme
* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.
(A1) (C1)
[1 mark]
(M1)(A1)
Note: Award (M1) for substitution into sine rule, (A1) for correct substitution.
(angle APB =) 82.2° (82.2473…°) (A1) (C3)
[3 marks]
180 − 48 − 82.2473… (M1)
49.8° (49.7526…°) (A1)(ft) (C2)
Note: Follow through from parts (a) and (b).
[2 marks]