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O-LevelAdditional MathematicsCircular measure4037/22 · May/June 2013 · Q67 Marks

The shaded region in the diagram is a segment of a circle with centre O and radius r cm. Angle AOB = π/3 radians.

  1. (i)Show that the perimeter of the segment is r(3 + π/3) cm.[2]
  2. (ii)Given that the perimeter of the segment is 26cm, find the value of r and the area of the segment.[5]

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  1. [B1] (i) arc AB = r(π/3)
  2. [B1] (i) chord AB = r with justification and summation and completion to given answer
  3. [B1] (ii) r = 12.7
  4. [M3] (ii) (1/2) x their r² x (π/3) - (1/2) x their r² x sin(π/3) o.e.
  5. [A1] (ii) awrt 14.6

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Topic
Circular measure, O-Level Additional Mathematics (syllabus 4037). Structured question, 7 marks.
Source
O-Level Additional Mathematics, May/June 2013 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 6.

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