Archimedes, about 2200 years ago, used regular polygons inside and outside circles to obtain approximations for $\pi$.

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\item Fig. 8.1 shows a regular 12-sided polygon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 unit, centre O. AB is one of the sides of the polygon. C is the midpoint of AB. Archimedes used the fact that the circumference of the circle is greater than the perimeter of this polygon.

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\item Show that AB = $2\sin 15°$. [2]
\item Use a double angle formula to express $\cos 30°$ in terms of $\sin 15°$. Using the exact value of $\cos 30°$, show that $\sin 15° = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{3}}$. [4]
\item Use this result to find an exact expression for the perimeter of the polygon.

Hence show that $\pi > 6\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{3}}$. [2]
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\item In Fig. 8.2, a regular 12-sided polygon lies outside the circle of radius 1 unit, which touches each side of the polygon. F is the midpoint of DE. Archimedes used the fact that the circumference of the circle is less than the perimeter of this polygon.

\includegraphics{figure_8.2}

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\item Show that DE = $2\tan 15°$. [2]
\item Let $t = \tan 15°$. Use a double angle formula to express $\tan 30°$ in terms of $t$.

Hence show that $t^2 + 2\sqrt{3}t - 1 = 0$. [3]
\item Solve this equation, and hence show that $\pi < 12(2 - \sqrt{3})$. [4]
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\item Use the results in parts (i)(C) and (ii)(C) to establish upper and lower bounds for the value of $\pi$, giving your answers in decimal form. [2]
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\hfill \mbox{\textit{OCR MEI C4 2009 Q8 [19]}}