OCR MEI Paper 3 Specimen — Question 15

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

15 Fig. 15 shows a unit circle and the escribed regular polygon with 12 edges. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b4e10fd2-4144-4019-bf00-070f93a2b05d-11_839_876_356_269} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 15}
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  1. Show that the perimeter of the polygon is \(24 \tan 15 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Using the formula for \(\tan ( \theta - \phi )\) show that the perimeter of the polygon is \(48 - 24 \sqrt { 3 }\).