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Date May 2019 Marks available 3 Reference code 19M.1.SL.TZ1.T_10
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 (with calculator from previous syllabus) Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Find Question number T_10 Adapted from N/A

Question

Three airport runways intersect to form a triangle, ABC. The length of AB is 3.1 km, AC is 2.6 km, and BC is 2.4 km.

A company is hired to cut the grass that grows in triangle ABC, but they need to know the area.

Find the size, in degrees, of angle BÂC.

[3]
a.

Find the area, in km2, of triangle ABC.

[3]
b.

Markscheme

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

( cos A = ) 2.6 2 + 3.1 2 2.4 2 2 ( 2.6 ) ( 3.1 )      (M1)(A1)

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

48.8° (48.8381…°)       (A1)  (C3)

[3 marks]

a.

1 2 × 2.6 × 3.1 × sin ( 48.8381 )     (M1)(A1)(ft)

Note: Award (M1) for substituted area of a triangle formula, (A1) for correct substitution.

3.03 (km2)  (3.033997…(km2))   (A1)(ft)  (C3)

Note: Follow through from part (a).

[3 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3— Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.2—2d and 3d trig, sine rule, cosine rule, area
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