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6) C2 Radian Measure and Its Applications Questions

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6) C2 Radian Measure and Its Applications Questions

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C2 - Radian Measure and its Applications Questions

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2. In the triangle ABC, AB = 11 cm, BC = 7 cm and CA = 8 cm.

(a) Find the size of angle C, giving your answer in radians to 3 significant figures.
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(b) Find the area of triangle ABC, giving your answer in cm2 to 3 significant figures.
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4 C

4 cm

0.6 rad
A B D
5 cm 4 cm

Figure 1

An emblem, as shown in Figure 1, consists of a triangle ABC joined to a sector CBD of a circle
with radius 4 cm and centre B. The points A, B and D lie on a straight line with AB = 5 cm and
BD = 4 cm. Angle BAC = 0.6 radians and AC is the longest side of the triangle ABC.

(a) Show that angle ABC = 1.76 radians, correct to three significant figures.
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(b) Find the area of the emblem.
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6.

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows the sector OAB of a circle with centre O, radius 9 cm and angle 0.7 radians.

(a) Find the length of the arc AB.


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(b) Find the area of the sector OAB.
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The line AC shown in Figure 1 is perpendicular to OA, and OBC is a straight line.

(c) Find the length of AC, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(2)

The region H is bounded by the arc AB and the lines AC and CB.

(d) Find the area of H, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.


(3)
8. A circle C has centre M(6, 4) and radius 3.

(a) Write down the equation of the circle in the form

(x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = r 2.
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Figure 3
y
T

3 P
(12, 6)
Q
M
(6, 4)
C

Figure 3 shows the circle C. The point T lies on the circle and the tangent at T passes through the
point P (12, 6). The line MP cuts the circle at Q.

(b) Show that the angle TMQ is 1.0766 radians to 4 decimal places.
(4)

The shaded region TPQ is bounded by the straight lines TP, QP and the arc TQ, as shown in
Figure 3.

(c) Find the area of the shaded region TPQ. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.
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8. Figure 2
B
C

2.12 m

A D
1.86 m

Figure 2 shows the cross-section ABCD of a small shed.


The straight line AB is vertical and has length 2.12 m.
The straight line AD is horizontal and has length 1.86 m.
The curve BC is an arc of a circle with centre A, and CD is a straight line.

Given that the size of BAC is 0.65 radians, find

(a) the length of the arc BC, in m, to 2 decimal places,


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(b) the area of the sector BAC, in m2, to 2 decimal places,
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(c) the size of CAD, in radians, to 2 decimal places,
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(d) the area of the cross-section ABCD of the shed, in m2, to 2 decimal places.
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C2 - Radian Measure and its Applications Questions ANSWERS (49 marks)

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