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1.
b
14
8n (a)
North
A 110°
North NOT TO
38 km
50 km SCALE
C 13.2 Y B
O
280°
156.80
Angle BAC = ................................................ [5]
Sin1320 138
38 5in13.20 8.68km
Y
8 68
.......................................... km [3]
For
7 (a) Examiner′s
A Use
N O T TO
SC A L E
(2x + 3) cm
(x + 2) cm
B C
sin ACB
YI 3
i
161 21 912 3
3 16 32 18 27
18 167 32 27
A
8cm 21 5 2 25
4.5cm
B C
6 61
Answer(a) BC = ......................................... cm [6]
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(b) A bag contains 7 white beads and 5 red beads.
4.527
BC 182 6.61cm
(i) The mass of a red bead is 2.5 grams more than the mass of a white bead.
The total mass of all the 12 beads is 114.5 grams.
Find the mass of a white bead and the mass of a red bead.
5
NOT TO
A
1135 SCALE
North
t
464 510 km
j
720 km 40°
C
(i) B from C,
360 40 45 275
275
................................................... [2]
(ii) C from B.
275 1800 095
Ibackbearing 095
................................................... [2]
(b) Calculate AB and show that it rounds to 464.7 km, correct to 1 decimal place.
In triangleABC
by cosine rule
AB 7j 21072 6s4
464.7km Idp [4]
by sine rule
510 464.7
Sin B Sin 400
44.90
Angle ABC = .................................................. [3]
ABC Sin Sloxsinuo
464.7
44.90
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4.
10
B
8.5 cm 12.5 cm
60° 14 35
x cm
NOT TO
A C SCALE
46° 76°
12 172
58°
D
Use the cosine rule in triangle ABC to show that 2x2 – 17x – 168 = 0.
22 8 52 218.51476568
12.52
X 8 5 84 0 1 All x2
2
2 17 168 0
proved
[4]
0 2 D 17 168
D b try 171111712167
41211
20 2121
17 IM
4
7 5.85 X 14.35
s II 58
CD 14.355in460 12 172
D
Singgo 12.2 An
12.2
CD = .......................................... cm [3]
138
..........................................cm2 [3]
2 For
yMis
North Examiner's
Use
N K
M 108°
1350 N O T TOEM
A
SC A L E
4 km
9 km
127
180 4
530 M y
L
Three buoys K, L and M show the course of a boat race.
MK = 4 km, KL = 9 km and angle MKL = 108°.
by cosine rule
(a) Calculate the distance ML.
ML 14492,214119765
ML 10 9201 km
6 For
A Examiner's
Use
16 cm N O T TO
SC A L E
40.50 Y
B 25 cm C
(a) Show clearly that angle ABC = 40.5°, correct to one decimal place.
Answer (a)
by cosine rule 1
AC 1252 162 21161125165405
16.5 An
Answer(b) AC =
16.5 cm [4]
Sin 40.57
1
Y 16X sin 40 5 10 49
Answer(c) 10 4 cm [2]
26°
B
N O T TO
SC A L E
11919
55 m
65°
32° 122°
A 62 m D
(a) Use the sine rule to calculate the distance AC and show that it rounds to 119.9 m,
correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer(a)
In triangleADC
AC
Sin122 8 26
AC 119 96 toIsp
625
51
[3]
108 752 m
109m
109
Answer(b) BC = ........................................... m [4]
8
North
NOT TO
SCALE
D
P
58 km
142110 L
320
North
É
74 km
395km
to sit 38
Q 13.10
18
A ship sails from port P to port Q.
Q is 74 km from P on a bearing of 142°.
A lighthouse, L, is 58 km from P on a bearing of 110°.
In triangle Pal
by cosinerule
Answer(a)
Q 7I 581_217458 6s32
39 5km Itp
[5]
39.5
If Sin32
SinQ 58 5 in32
39 5
PQL Sii 5855532
5110
Answer(b) Angle PQL = ................................................ [3]
51 10
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(ii) L from Q.
51.1 38 1310
013.1
Answer(c)(ii) ................................................ [1]
(d) The ship takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to sail the 74 km from P to Q.
MA
Calculate the average speed in knots.
2 2.25hours
[1 knot = 1.85 km/h]
if
Averagespeed 32.89Kmhr
I knot l 85kmhr
Igg
1 17 8Knots
32.89km h 3381
17.8
Answer(d) ....................................... knots [3]
(e) Calculate the shortest distance from the lighthouse to the path of the ship.
Sin32
I
5845in32 30.7km
Y
30.7
Answer(e) .......................................... km [3]
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7 (a)
P
on NOT TO
g
gt SCALE
8.4 cm
7.6 cm 62°
R
Calculate
(i) PQ,
by cosine rule
PQ 217.618.41656202
7.62 8.42 8.27 Can
8.27
Answer(a)(i) PQ = ........................................... cm [4]
28 2
Answer(a)(ii) .......................................... cm2 [2]
(b)
North
North
go NOT TO
SCALE
63 km
si 126
G
1875 J
i fJ 63 Sin 61 55.8km
Sin 81
55.8
Answer(b) GJ = .......................................... km [5]
6 The diagram shows the positions of two ships, A and B, and a coastguard station, C.
North
138km
36.20
B NOT TO
95.5 km SCALE
83.1 km
101°
by cosine rule
Answer(a)
AB
T t83.1 21955113 is
138km to nearest km
[4]
Bearingof B from A
by sin rule i
146 36.2