A35 TRIG WITH

OBTUSE ANGLE
MARKING SCHEME
1 (a) 19.46 seen 4 Working seen. No wrong working.
2 2
M2 for 14 + 8 − 2 × 14 × 8 × cos122
and A1 for 378.7 soi
or M1 for an incorrect formula with one error
and A1 for 141.3 or 319.35 or 250.7 soi

14sin122
(b) 37.5 to 37.6 3 M2 for
19.5
sin B sin122
or M1 for = oe
14 19.5
SC1 for correct method for wrong angle

(c) 247 to 248 4 M1 for 0.5 × 8 × 8 × sinC = 26 oe soi

and A1 for 54.34
and M1 for 180 – their 54.34
or 238 – their 54.34
SC1 after 0 for CE = 8

2 (a) (i) 11.05 confirmed 1

1
(ii) 39.1° or 39.2° 2 M1 for × 5 × 7 × sin PQR
2

1
(iii) 136.3° 3 M1 for 8 × 2 × sin ZWX = × 4 × 6 × sin 67
2
oe
and A1 for 43.7o soi
or M1 for 180 − their43.7 soi

(b) (i) 6.16 3 M2 for 9 2 + 12 2 − 2 × 9 × 12 × cos 30 soi

or M1 for cosine formula with 1 error
and A1 for 412 (soi by 20.3), 131.5 (soi by
11.5) or 117 (soi by 10.8)

9 2 + 122 − 12.52
(ii) 41.4 3 M2 for cos CAM = oe
2 × 9 × 12
or M1 for 12.5 2 = 9 2 + 12 2 − 2 × 9 × 12 cosθ
oe
After 0, SC1 for theirA – 30, or one of M or
C
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3 (a) 78.1 to 78.13 2 M1 for cos 35 = or better
AB

(b) 127.9 to 128 3 M1 for 642 + 802 + or – (2) × 64 × 80 cos 125

M1 for AD2 = 642 + 802 – 2 × 64 × 80 cos 125

sin ADC sin125

(c) 24.1 to 24.2° 3 M1 for = oe
64 their128
64 × sin125
M1 for sin ADC =
their128

(d) 2900 2 M1 for 0.5 × (80 + 65) × 40

4(i) 7.95 or 7.948 to 7.949 2 PS

M1 for cos 58 = oe
15

4(ii) 133.7 or 133.72 to 133.73 4 B1 for 32 and

15 × sin their 32
M2 for sin R =
11
or
15 11
M1 for = oe
sin R sin their 32
5(a) 6002 + 8002 − 7502 M2 M1 for 7502 = 6002 + 8002 –
[cos] = 2 × 600 × 800 × cosC
2 × 600 × 800

62.88 to 62.89 A1

5(b) 403 or 403.3 to 403.5 4 1

375000 − × 800 × 600 × sin 62.9
M3 for 2
1
× 800
2
oe
or B2 for 214 000 or 213 600 to 213 700
1
or M1 for × 800 × 600 × sin 62.9 or
2
1
× 800 × AD = 375000 − their 214000 oe
2

5(c) 26.7 or 26.8 or 26.73 to 26.76 2 their (b)

M1 for tan C =
800

5(d) 133.8 to 134.0… 4 B3 for answer 45.96… to 46.17…

800sin their (c)
or M2 for or
500
500sin (90 − their (c))
their 403
800 500
or M1 for = or
sin X sin their(c)
their 403 500
=
sin X sin(90 − their (c))