AQA C2 2006 June — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicSine and Cosine Rules

2 The diagram shows a triangle \(A B C\).
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f066f68a-e739-4da3-8ec1-e221461146b0-2_757_558_1409_726} The lengths of \(A C\) and \(B C\) are 4.8 cm and 12 cm respectively.
The size of the angle \(B A C\) is \(100 ^ { \circ }\).
  1. Show that angle \(A B C = 23.2 ^ { \circ }\), correct to the nearest \(0.1 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Calculate the area of triangle \(A B C\), giving your answer in \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) to three significant figures.