AQA C2 2012 January — Question 4

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicSine and Cosine Rules

4 The triangle \(A B C\), shown in the diagram, is such that \(A B\) is 10 metres and angle \(B A C\) is \(150 ^ { \circ }\).
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{02e5dfac-18d7-480d-ac23-dfd2ca348cba-3_323_746_406_648} The area of triangle \(A B C\) is \(40 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\).
  1. Show that the length of \(A C\) is 16 metres.
  2. Calculate the length of \(B C\), giving your answer, in metres, to two decimal places.
  3. Calculate the smallest angle of triangle \(A B C\), giving your answer to the nearest \(0.1 ^ { \circ }\).