AQA Core 2 Trigonometry

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Section 3: Radians

Solutions to Exercise

1. (i)
2
120 120
180 3
t t
= = radians
(ii)
2
40 40
180 9
t t
= = radians
(iii)
17
255 255
180 12
t t
= = radians


2. (i) 39 39 0.681
180
t
= = radians (3 s.f.)
(ii) 152 152 2.65
180
t
= = radians (3 s.f.)
(iii) 304 304 5.31
180
t
= = radians (3 s.f.)


3. (i)
11
20
t
radians
11 180
99
20
t
t
= =
(ii) 2 radians
180
2 114.6
t
= =
(iii) 0.45 radians
180
0.45 25.8
t
= =


4.







Arc length 10 1.5 15 ru = = = cm

Area of sector
2 2
1 1
2 2
10 1.5 75 r u = = = cm

5.





1.5
10
O
A
B
0.75
20
O
A
B
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Area of triangle AOB
1
2
20 20sin0.75 136.33 = =
Area of sector AOB
2 2
1 1
2 2
20 0.75 150 r u = = =
Area of segment 150 136.33 13.7 = = cm


6.







(i) Area of circle
2
10 314.16 t = = cm

(ii) Area of triangle AOB
1
2
10 10sin120 43.30 = =
Total area of triangle = 3 43.30 129.90 = cm

(iii) Area of segments 314.16 129.9 184.26 = = cm


7.








Arc length ru =
9.3 5 2
0.93
u
u
=
=


5 cos0.93 2.99 d = = cm


8.







30
10
120
10
O
A
B
5
O
A
B
d
u
6
8
10
A
B C
Since
2 2 2
6 8 10 + = , the
triangle is right-angled.
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Angle at A is given by
8
10
sin 0.927 A A = =
Angle in sector of circle at A = 0.927 2.214 t =
Area of sector of circle at A
2
1
2
1 2.214 1.107 = = km

Angle at B is given by
6
10
sin 0.6435 B B = =
Angle in sector of circle at B = 0.6435 2.498 t =
Area of sector of circle at B
2
1
2
1 2.498 1.249 = = km

Area of quarter circle at C
2
1
2
1 0.785 t = =

Total area of exclusion zone
2
6 8 10 1.107 1.249 0.785
27.14 km
= + + + + +
=



9.









1
6 2
10cos 10 3 5 3
A
r
t
= = =
Arc length PQ for circle with centre A
5 3
9.07
3 3
A
r
t t
= = = cm

1
3 2
10cos 10 5
B
r
t
= = =
Arc length PQ for circle with centre B
2 2
5 10.47
3 3
B
r
t t
= = = cm

Total perimeter = 9.07 + 10.47 cm = 19.54 cm

10.







A
B
P
Q
10
A
P
B
6
t

3
t

A
r B
r
D
C
B
A
8
11
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Let angle subtended by chord AD be o
1
2
2 6sin 11 2.319 o o = =
Let angle subtended by chord BC be |
1
2
2 6sin 8 1.459 | | = =

Length of arc AD 6o =
Length of arc BC 6| =
Length of arcs AB and CD 6( ) 5.16 o | = =
Perimeter of region = 11 + 8 + 5.16 = 24.16 cm

Area of sector OAD
2
1
2
6 18 o o = =
Area of triangle OAD
2
1
2
6 sin 18sin o o = =
Area of minor segment bounded by AD 18( sin ) o o =
Similarly, area of minor segment bounded by BC 18( sin ) | | =
Area of region ABCD 18( sin ) 18( sin ) 20.18 o o | | = = cm


11. (i) cos 0.4 u =
Solutions are in the first and fourth quadrants

1.16 or 2 1.16
1.2 or 5.1 radians (1 d.p.)
u t
u
=
=


(ii) tan 1.2 u =
Solutions and in the second and fourth quadrants

0.88 or 2 0.88
2.3 or 5.4 radians (1 d.p.)
u t t
u
=
=


(iii)
2
sin 1
sin 1
u
u
=

sin 1
2
t
u u = =

3
sin 1
2
t
u u = =

3
or
2 2
t t
u =
12. (i)
t
t
=
=
=
1
2
1
2
tan 1
3
4
3
2
x
x
x


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(ii) ( )
6
sin 2 0.5
5 13 17
2 , , ,
6 6 6 6 6
7
2 , , , 3
3 3
7 3
, , ,
6 2 6 2
x
x
x
x
t
t t t t t
t t
t t
t t t t
=
=
=
=



13. (i)
1
2
2 sin cos sin
2 sin cos sin 0
sin (2cos 1) 0
sin 0 or cos
x x x
x x x
x x
x x
=
=
=
= =

sin 0 0 or x x t = =

1
2
cos
3
x x
t
= =
0, ,
3
x
t
t =

(ii)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2 sin cos 1 0
2(1 cos ) cos 1 0
2 2cos cos 1 0
2cos cos 1 0
(2cos 1)(cos 1) 0
cos or cos 1
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
=
=
=
+ =
+ =
= =


1
2
cos
3
cos 1
x x
x x
t
t
= =
= =

or
3
x
t
t =