Edexcel AS Paper 1 2019 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAS Paper 1 (AS Paper 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicSine and Cosine Rules

6. Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a sketch of a triangle \(A B C\) with \(A B = 3 x \mathrm {~cm} , A C = 2 x \mathrm {~cm}\) and angle \(C A B = 60 ^ { \circ }\) Given that the area of triangle \(A B C\) is \(18 \sqrt { 3 } \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\)
  1. show that \(x = 2 \sqrt { 3 }\)
  2. Hence find the exact length of BC, giving your answer as a simplified surd.