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O-LevelMathematicsMensuration4024/22 · May/June 2018 · Q59 Marks

OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 11 cm. AOB = 134°. [Figure: sector OAB with radius 11cm and angle 134 degrees] A cone has height 9.5 cm and volume 115cm³. [Figure: cone with height 9.5 and dashed radius]

  1. (a)(i)Calculate the length of the arc AB.[2]
  2. (a)(ii)Calculate the shortest distance from O to the line AB.[2]
  3. (b)(i)Show that the radius of the base of the cone is 3.4cm, correct to 1 decimal place.[2]
  4. (b)(ii)Calculate the curved surface area of the cone.[3]

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  1. [2] M1 for 134/360 × 2 × π × 11 oe
  2. [2] M1 for 11 cos (134/2) or 11 sin ((180-134)/2) oe
  3. [2] M1 Correct substitution into volume equation or correct rearrangement
  4. A1
  5. [3] M2 for π×3.4×√9.5^2 +3.4^2 or M1 for l^2 = 9.5^2 +3.4^2 soi

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Topic
Mensuration, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 9 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2018 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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