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IBDP Maths AA: Topic SL 3.4: length of an arc; area of a sector: IB style Questions SL Paper 2

Question: [Maximum mark: 6]

The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 5 metres.
Points A and B lie on the circle and \(A\hat{O}B\) 1.9 = radians.

(a) Find the length of the chord [AB]. 
(b) Find the area of the shaded sector.

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

(a) EITHER
uses the cosine rule 
AB2 = 52 + 52 -2 × 5 × 5 × cos1.9

OR

uses right-angled trigonometry

\(\frac{\frac{AB}{2}}{5}= sin 0.95\)

OR
uses the sine rule

\(\alpha = \frac{1}{2}\left ( \pi -1.9 \right )\left ( =0.6207… \right )\)

\(\frac{AB}{sin 1.9}=\frac{5}{sin 0.6207…}\)

THEN
AB = 8.13415… 
AB = 8.13 (m)

(b) let the shaded area be A
METHOD 1
attempt at finding reflex angle 

METHOD 2
let the area of the circle be AC and the area of the unshaded sector be AU
A = AC –  AU

\(A = \pi \times 5^{2}-\frac{1}{2}\times 5^{2}\times 1.9(78.5398…-23.75)\)

= 54.7898…
= 54.8 (m2)

Question

Two straight fences meet at point A and a field lies between them.

A horse is tied to a post, P, by a rope of length r metres. Point D is on one fence and

point E is on the other, such that PD = PE = PA = r and \(D\hat{P}E\) = θ radians. This is shown in

the following diagram.

The length of the arc DE shown in the diagram is 28 m.

    1. Write down an expression for r in terms of θ . [1]

    2. Show that the area of the field that the horse can reach is \(\frac{392}{\Theta ^{2}}(\Theta \;+\; Sin\Theta)\)  [4]

    3. The area of field that the horse can reach is 460 m2. Find the value of θ . [2]

    4. Hence, find the size of \(D\hat{A}E\) . [2]

      A new fence is to be constructed between points B and C which will enclose the field, as shown in the following diagram.

    5.                              

      Point C is due west of B and AC = 800 m . The bearing of B from A is 195°.

  1. e.    (i) Find the size of \(A\hat{B}C\) .

  2.        (ii) Find the length of new fence required. [5]

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

(a) r= \(\frac{28}{\Theta }\)

(b)

recognising sum of area of sector and area of triangle required

\(\frac{1}{2}r^{2}\Theta+ \frac{1}{2}r \times r \times sin (\pi -\Theta )= \frac{r^{2}}{2}(\Theta +sin(\pi -\Theta )\)

\(sin (\pi -\Theta )= sin \Theta \) (substitution seen anywhere)

\(\frac{1}{2}(\frac{28}{\Theta})^{2}\Theta +\frac{1}{2}(\frac{28}{\Theta })^{2}sin \Theta\)

OR

\(\frac{1}{2}(\frac{28}{\Theta })^{2}(\Theta + Sin \Theta)\)

area = \(\frac{392}{\Theta ^{2}}(\Theta + sin \Theta )\)

(c)

\(\frac{392}{\Theta ^{2}}(\Theta + sin \Theta )= 460\)

\(\Theta = 1.43917..\)

\(\Theta = 1.44\)

(d)

\(\frac{\pi -(\pi -\Theta )}{2}\)

OR

\(\frac{\Theta }{2}\)

\(D\hat{A}E = 0.719588..\)

\(D\hat{A}E= 0.720\)

(e)

(i)

\(A\hat{B}C\)  = 195 – 180 +90 = 1050

(ii)

choosing sine rule

\(\frac{BC}{sinD\hat{A}E }= \frac{800}{sin105 }\)

OR

\(\frac{BC}{sinD\hat{A}E}=\frac{800}{sin 1.83}\)

\(BC = 546(m)\)

Question

The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 1 cm. Points A and B lie on the circumference of the circle and AÔB =2θ , where 0 < θ < \(\frac{\pi }{2}\) .

The tangents to the circle at A and B intersect at point C     

                                       

  1. Show that AC = tan θ . [1]

  2. Find the value of θ when the area of the shaded region is equal to the area of sector  OADB. [6]

Answer/Explanation

Ans

Question

[Maximum mark: 6] [without GDC]
(a) Express the following angles in radians; give your answer in terms of π.
(i) 20° (ii) 18° (iii) 540°  [3]
(b) Express the following angles in degrees
(i) \(\frac{\pi}{18} \mathrm{rad}\)  (ii) \(\frac{\pi}{5} \mathrm{rad}\)  (iii) \(2.5 \pi\)  [3]

Answer/Explanation

Ans:
(a) (i) $\frac{\pi}{9}$
(ii) $\frac{\pi}{10}$
(iii) $3 \pi$
(b) (i) 10°   (ii) 36°   (iii) 450°.

Question

[Maximum mark: 6] [without GDC]
The diagrams show a circular sector of radius 10 cm and angle θ radians which is formed into a cone of slant height 10 cm. The vertical height h of the cone is equal to the radius r of its base.
(a) Find the value of r . [2]
(b) Find the angle θ  radians. [4]

Answer/Explanation

Ans:
\(h=r \text { so } 2 r^{2}=100 \Rightarrow r^{2}=50 \Rightarrow r=5 \sqrt{2} \quad \text { Hence circumference }=2 \pi r=10 \pi \sqrt{2}\)
\(l=10 \theta=10 \pi \sqrt{2} \Rightarrow \theta=\pi \sqrt{2}\)

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