WMA11 Jan 2021

5. WMA11/01​​ Edexcel​​ IAL P1 January 2021 IAL Q5​​ (Radians: Radian Measure &​​ Trigonometry)

A diagram of a triangle

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Figure 3 shows the plan view of a viewing platform at a tourist site.​​ 

The shape of the viewing platform​​ consists of a sector ABCOA of a circle, centre O, joined to a triangle AOD.​​ 

Given that​​ 

  • OA = OC = 6m​​ 

  • AD = 14m​​ 

  • angle ADC = 0.43 radians​​ 

  • angle AOD is an obtuse angle​​ 

  • OCD is a straight line find​​ 

 

  • the size of angle AOD, in radians, to 3 decimal places,​​ 

(3)

  • the length of arc ABC, in metres, to one decimal place,​​ 

(2)

  • the total area of the viewing platform, in m2​​ , to one decimal place.​​ 

(4)

SOLUTION

a-​​ 

Usimg sine rule to calculate angle x.​​ 

sinx14=sin0.436

sinx=14sin0.436

x=1.33658. <π2angle

x=π-1.33650=1.80500

AO^D=1.805 

b-​​ 

Length ABC is an arc length, which can be found by​​ using the formula of arc length.​​ 

l=rθ =62π-1.805=26.869

l=26.9m

c-​​ 

Since viewing platform consist of a sector and a traingle, the total area of the viewing platform is​​ 

Total Area=Area of Sector+Area of Triangle

Therefore, the area fo a sector is​​ 

Area of sector =12r2θ

=12x 622π-1.805 

Whereas, the area of triangle is​​ 

Area of triangle=12absinθ

=12x 6 x 14 xsin0.90659

Hence,​​ 

Total Area=Area of Sector+Area of Triangle

=12x 622π-1.805+   12x 6 x 14 xsin0.90659

Total Area=113.678

Total Area=113.7m2