Answers to preMA3 HL practice exam full mark: 88

Part 1
1. (a) Let AC = x
1
72 = 52 + x2  25x
5
x2  2x  24 = 0
(x  6)(x + 4) = 0
x = 6 or x = -4 (rejected)
So AC = 6 cm

(b) Method 1
2
In RtAED tan30 =
AE
2
So AE = 2 3
tan 30

2
In RtBED DBE = 90  45 = 45 tan45 =
BE
2
So BE = 2
tan 45
 AB = AE + BE = 2 3  2
AB
In RtABC sin60 =
AC
AB 2 3  2 12  4 3
 
So AC = sin 60 3 3
2

Method 2
Since ED // BC so ADE = 60

In RtAED cos60 = =

so AD = =4

In RtBED DBE = 90  45 = 45

sin45 =

2
So BD = 2 2
sin 45
DC BD
In BDC 
sin 45 sin 60


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2 2
BD sin 45 2 4 3
so DC  
sin 60 3 3
2
Hence AC = AD + DC

4 3 12  4 3
=4+ =
3 3
2. Method 1 Use cosine rule

12 = + BC2  cos30

BC2  3BC + 2 = 0
BC = 1 or BC = 2
So

AABC = =

or

AABC = =

Method 2 Use sine rule

3 1
  C = 60
sin C sin 30
Since this is an ambiguous case so another value for C is 180  60 = 120
When C = 60, A = 180  60  30 = 90

1 1 3
AABC =  AB  AC   3  1 
2 2 2
When C = 120, A = 180  120  30 = 30 so BC = AC = 1

1 1 3 3
AABC =  AC  BC sin120   1  1  
2 2 2 4

1 2
3. Area of the sector = r = 15
2
so r2 = 30 (1)
Perimeter of the sector = 2r + r = 16 (2)
30
From (1) we get = Substitute into (2)
r2

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2r + r = 16
r2
2r2 + 30 = 16r
r2  8r + 15 = 0
(r  5)(r  3) = 0
r=5 or r=3
6 10
Hence = rad or = rad
5 3
6 10
So r = 5,  = rad or r = 3,  = rad
5 3

4. Method 1
Draw BE  DC
Since BDC is an isosceles so

DE = DC = 1.5

In RtABE
AE 3.5
cosA = 
AB 4
So in ABD
a2 = 42 + 22  224cosA
a= 6
Method 2 In ABD a2 = 42 + 22  242cos

cos = (1)

In ABC a2 = 42 + 52  245cos

cos = (2)

Equating (1) and (2) gives

=

40(20  a2) = 16(41  a2)

Divide both sides by 8
5(20  a2) = 2(41  a2)
100  5a2 = 82  2a2
a2 = 6
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 a= 6

5.
Since AOB = 90

so AB =

Because AC // OB, AOB = 90, OA = OB

so BAC = 90  45 = 45 =

 arc BC =  =

Perimeter of the shaded region = AC + arc BC + arc AB

= 3 2+ +

(3 2  6)
= 3 2+
4
Area of the shaded region = Area of sector ABC  Area of segment AOB
1  9
 
2
Area of sector ABC =  3 2 
2 4 4
Area of segment AOB = Area of sector AOB  Area of triangle AOB
1  2 1 9 9
=   3   3 3  
2 2 2 4 2
9 9 9 9
 Area of the shaded region = (  )=
4 4 2 2

6. Since ABC = 45, AD  BC

 BD = AD
Since BEC = ADC = 90
FBD + C = DAC + C = 90
 FBD = DAC
Because BFD = 90  FBD
C = 90  DAC
so BFD = C
Hence we have
BFD = C (Angles)

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 BEC = FDC = 90 (Angles)
BD = AD (Sides)
 BFD  ADC (AAS)

Part 2
h
1. (a) In RtADC tan37 =
25
so h = 25tan37  18.8 m

h
(b) In RtDBC tan42 =
BC
h 25 tan 37
so BC = 
tan 42 tan 42
In ABC AB2 = AC2 + BC2  2ACBCcosACB
2
 25 tan 37  25 tan 37
2
= 25 +   
 225 cos75
 tan 42  tan 42

AB  28.1 m

2
2. (a) 45 minutes = 0.75 hour, 40 minutes = hour
3
2
140  0.75 = 105 km, 180  = 120 km
3

(b) CBN2 = 360 – 317 = 43

AN1 // BN2  ABN2 = 180 – 32 = 148
Hence CBA = ABN2 – CBN2
= 148 – 43 = 105
So AC2 = 1052 + 1202 – 2 × 105 × 120cos105
AC  178.737…  179 km

(c)  CAB  40.4278…

So CAN1 = 40.4278… – 32 = 8.4278…

Hence the bearing of the car from its starting point
= 360 – 8.4278… = 351.5722…  352

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3.
(a) ABC = FAB = = 120 

HAB = HBA = 60 so ABH is equilateral triangle.

Area of hexagon ABCDEF = 6  Area of ABH

=6  12  12sin60= 216 ( 374 cm2)

(b) Volume of the pyramid =  base area  height

=  216  5 = 360 ( 624 cm3)

(c) In RtVHC sinVCH =  VCH  22.6

(d) G is the midpoint of BC thus VG  BC, HG  BC

Hence VGH is the angle between the side face VBC
and the base.
VG2 = VC2 – GC2  VG =

sinVGH =  VGH  25.7

(e) J is the midpoint of AB and K is the midpoint of ED

thus the angle between the faces VAB and VED is

JVK. VJ =VK = VG = , cosJVH =

 JVH  64.3066 
JVK = 2JVH = 2  64.3066 = 128.6132  129

4. Method 1 for (a) & (b) Use sine rule

(a)

B  51.779 or B = 180  51.779  128.221

 C = 180  51.779  40 = 88.221  88.2
OR

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 C = 180  128.221 40 = 11.779  11.8
AB 9
(b) 
sin C sin 400
9sin C
AB 
sin 400
9sin 88.221
When C = 88.221, AB  = 13.995  14.0 cm
sin 400
9sin11.779
When C = 11.779, AB  = 2.858  2.86 cm
sin 400

Method 2 for (a) & (b) Use cosine rule

(b) 92 = AB2 + 112  2 × 11 × ABcos40

AB2  22cos40AB + 40 = 0 Solve with calculator
AB = 13.995  14.0 cm or AB = 2.858  2.86 cm
(a) AB2 = 92 + 112  2 × 11 × 9cosC
92  112  AB 2
cosC =
2  9 11
92  112  13.9952
When AB = 13.995, cosC =  C = 88.221  88.2
2  9 11
92  112  2.8582
When AB = 2.858, cosC =  C = 11.777  11.8
2  9 11

1
(c) AABC = AC  AB sin 40
2
1
When AB = 13.995, AABC = 1113.995sin 40  49.5 cm2
2
1
When AB = 2.858, AABC = 11 2.858sin 40  10.1 cm2
2

5. a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccosA  a2 = 32 + 52 – 2  3  5cos120 = 49  a = 7

  sinB =

  sinC =

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Therefore sinB  sinC =  =

6. Since A + B = 2C so 3C = 180  C = 60

So we have a + b + c = 20 (1)

absin60 = 10  ab = 40 (2)

c2 = a2 + b2 – 2abcos60  c2 = a2 + b2 – ab 
c2 = (a + b)2 – 3ab Substitute a + b = 20 – c and ab = 40
c2 = (20 – c)2 – 120  c=7
So a + b = 13 and ab = 40 Solve simultaneously we have a = 5, b = 8 or a = 8, b = 5
Hence a = 5, b = 8, c = 7 or a = 8, b = 5, c = 7.

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