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A-LevelMathematicsCircular measure9709/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q47 Marks

The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm. Points A and B lie on the circle and angle AOB = 2θ radians. The tangents to the circle at A and B meet at T. [Figure 4]

  1. (i)Express the perimeter of the shaded region in terms of r and θ.[3]
  2. (ii)In the case where r = 5 and θ = 1.2, find the area of the shaded region.[4]

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  1. [B1] Arc length AB = 2rθ
  2. [B1] Tan θ = AT/r or BT/r → AT or BT = r tan θ
  3. [B1FT] P = 2rθ + 2r tan θ OE, FT for their arc length + 2 × their AT
  4. [B1] Area ΔAOT = 1/2 × 5 × 5 tan 1.2 or Area AOBT = 2 × 1/2 × 5 × 5 tan 1.2
  5. [*M1] Sector area = 1/2 × 25 × 2.4 (or 1.2) Use of ½r²θ with θ = 1.2 or 2.4.
  6. [DM1] Shaded area = 2 triangles - sector Subtraction of sector, using 2.4 where appropriate, from 2 triangles
  7. [A1] Area = 34.3 (cm²) AWRT
  8. [B1] Area of ΔABT = 1/2 × (5 tan 1.2)² × sin(π – 2.4) (= 55.86)
  9. [*M1] Segment area = 1/2 × 25 × (2.4 – sin 2.4) (= 21.56) Use of ½r²(θ – sin θ) with θ = 1.2 or 2.4
  10. [DM1] Shaded area = triangle - segment Subtraction of segment from ΔABT, using 2.4 where appropriate.
  11. [A1] Area = 34.3 (cm²) AWRT

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Topic
Circular measure, A-Level Mathematics (syllabus 9709). Structured question, 7 marks.
Source
A-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 4.

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