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Date May 2021 Marks available 2 Reference code 21M.1.SL.TZ2.2
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Question

An inclined railway travels along a straight track on a steep hill, as shown in the diagram.

The locations of the stations on the railway can be described by coordinates in reference to x, y, and z-axes, where the x and y axes are in the horizontal plane and the z-axis is vertical.

The ground level station A has coordinates (140, 15, 0) and station B, located near the top of the hill, has coordinates (20, 5, 250). All coordinates are given in metres.

Station M is to be built halfway between stations A and B.

Find the distance between stations A and B.

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a.

Find the coordinates of station M.

[2]
b.

Write down the height of station M, in metres, above the ground.

[1]
c.

Markscheme

attempt at substitution into 3D distance formula              (M1)

AB=140-202+15-52+2502  =77000

=277m  10770, 277.488                   A1


[2 marks]

a.

attempt at substitution in the midpoint formula            (M1)

140+202, 15+52, 0+2502

80, 10, 125                   A1


[2 marks]

b.

125m                   A1


[1 mark]

c.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3—Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.1—3d space, volume, angles, midpoints
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