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IBDP Maths AI: Topic SL 3.2: Use of sine, cosine and tangent ratios: IB style Questions SL Paper 1

Question 9. [Maximum mark: 7]

A garden includes a small lawn. The lawn is enclosed by an arc AB of a circle with centre O and radius 6 m, such that AÔB = 135° . The straight border of the lawn is defined by chord [AB].The lawn is shown as the shaded region in the following diagram.

                                                                                                                             diagram not to scale

a. A footpath is to be laid around the curved side of the lawn. Find the length of the footpath. [3]

b. Find the area of the lawn. [4]

Answer/Explanation

(a) 135° \(\times \frac{12\pi }{360°}14.1(m)(14.1271..)\)

(b) evidence of splitting region into two areas \(135° \times \frac{\pi 6}{360°}-\frac{6\times 6\times sin135^{\circ}}{2} \rightarrow 42.4115 ..− 12.7279 ….=29.7 m^{2}\)

Question 12. [Maximum mark: 8]

Ellis designs a gift box. The top of the gift box is in the shape of a right-angled triangle GIK. A rectangular section HIJL is inscribed inside this triangle. The lengths of GH, JK, HL,

and LJ are p cm, q cm, 8 cm and 6 cm respectively.

                 

The area of the top of the gift box is A cm2.

a (i) Find A in terms of p and q .

(ii) Show that A = \(\frac{192}{q}\) + 3q + 48. [4]

(b) Find \(\frac{dA}{dq}\) [2]

Ellis wishes to find the value of q that will minimize the area of the top of the gift box.

(c) (i) Write down an equation Ellis could solve to find this value of q .

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find this value of q . [2]

Answer/Explanation

(a) (i) A = \(\frac{1}{2}\times6\times q + \frac{1}{2}\times8 \times p + 48\)    OR

\(A = \frac{1}{2}(p+6)(q+8)\) OR  \(A = 3q+4q + 48\)

(ii) valid attempt to link p and q, using tangents, similar triangles or other method eg.

\(tan Θ = \frac{8}{p}\) and

\(tan Θ = \frac{q}{6}\) OR

\(tan Θ = \frac{p}{8}\)

\(tan Θ = \frac{6}{q}\) OR \(\frac{8}{9} = \frac{q}{6}\) correct equation linking p and q eg. p q = 48 OR 

\(p = \frac{48}{q}\) OR

\(q = \frac{48}{p}\)  substitute \(p = \frac{48}{q}\)

into a correct area expression 

\(A = \frac{1}{2}\times6\times q + \frac{1}{2}\times8 \times p + 48\) OR

\(A = \frac{1}{2}(\frac{48}{q}+ 6)(q+8)\)

\(A = 3q + 48\)

(b) \(\frac{-192}{q^{2}}+3\) (c) (i) \(\frac{-192}{q^{2}}+3\) = 0

(ii) q = 8 cm

Question 9. [Maximum mark: 5]

A triangular field ABC is such that AB = 56 m and BC = 82 m , each measured correct to the nearest metre, and the angle at B is equal to 105, measured correct to the nearest 5′.

                                               

Calculate the maximum possible area of the field.

Answer/Explanation

 largest sides are 56.5 and 82.5  smallest possible angle is 102.5  substitute into area of a triangle formula

\(\frac{1}{2}\times 56.5\times 82.5 \times sin (102.5) = 2280 m^{2} \rightarrow (2275.37…)\)

Question

Question

 The front view of a doghouse is made up of a square with an isosceles triangle on top.
The doghouse is 1.35 m high and 0.9m wide, and sits on a square base.


The top of the rectangular surfaces of the roof of the doghouse are to be painted
Find the area to be painted.

Answer/Explanation

Ans:

height of triangle at roof = 1.35 – 0.9 = 0.45
slant height = \(\sqrt{0.45^2 + 0.45^2}\)  OR  \(sin(45^o)=\frac{0.45}{slant height}\)
\(=\sqrt{0.405}(0.636396…, 0.45 \sqrt{2}\)
area of one rectangle on roof = \(\sqrt{0.405} \times 0.9 (=0.572756…)\)
area painted = \((2 \times \sqrt{0.405} \times 0.9 = 2 \times 0.572756…)\)
1.15 \(m^2\) (1.14551… \(m^2\), 0.81 \(\sqrt{2} m^2 \))

Question

Triangle \({\text{ABC}}\) is drawn such that angle \({\text{ABC}}\) is \({90^ \circ }\), angle \({\text{ACB}}\) is \({60^ \circ }\) and \({\text{AB}}\) is \(7.3{\text{ cm}}\).

(i) Sketch a diagram to illustrate this information. Label the points \({\text{A, B, C}}\). Show the angles \({90^ \circ }\), \({60^ \circ }\) and the length \(7.3{\text{ cm}}\) on your diagram.

(ii) Find the length of \({\text{BC}}\).[3]

a.

Point \({\text{D}}\) is on the straight line \({\text{AC}}\) extended and is such that angle \({\text{CDB}}\) is \({20^ \circ }\).

(i) Show the point \({\text{D}}\) and the angle \({20^ \circ }\) on your diagram.

(ii) Find the size of angle \({\text{CBD}}\).[3]

b.
Answer/Explanation

Markscheme

Unit penalty (UP) is applicable where indicated in the left hand column.

(i)

     (A1)

For \({\text{A}}\), \({\text{B}}\), \({\text{C}}\), \(7.3\), \({60^ \circ }\), \({90^ \circ }\), shown in correct places     (A1)

Note: The \({90^ \circ }\) should look like \({90^ \circ }\) (allow \( \pm {10^ \circ }\))

(ii) Using \(\tan 60\) or \(\tan 30\)     (M1)

(UP)     \(4.21{\text{ cm}}\)     (A1)(ft)

Note: (ft) on their diagram

Or

Using sine rule with their correct values     (M1)

(UP)     \( = 4.21{\text{ cm}}\)     (A1)(ft)

Or

Using special triangle \(\frac{{7.3}}{{\sqrt 3 }}\)     (M1)

(UP)     \(4.21{\text{ cm}}\)     (A1)(ft)

Or

Any other valid solution

Note: If A and B are swapped then \({\text{BC}} = 8.43{\text{ cm}}\)     (C3)[3 marks]

a.

(i) For \({\text{ACD}}\) in a straight line and all joined up to \({\text{B}}\), for \({20^ \circ }\) shown in correct place and \({\text{D}}\) labelled. \({\text{D}}\) must be on \({\text{AC}}\) extended.     (A1)

(ii) \({\text{B}}\hat {\text{C}}{\text{D}} = {120^ \circ }\)     (A1)

\({\text{C}}\hat {\text{B}}{\text{D}} = {40^ \circ }\)     (A1)     (C3)[3 marks]

b.
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