CAIE P1 2002 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2002
SessionNovember
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{a10ad459-6f86-4845-ba28-e4e394bf3d1e-3_602_570_260_790} In the diagram, triangle \(A B C\) is right-angled and \(D\) is the mid-point of \(B C\). Angle \(D A C = 30 ^ { \circ }\) and angle \(B A D = x ^ { \circ }\). Denoting the length of \(A D\) by \(l\),
  1. express each of \(A C\) and \(B C\) exactly in terms of \(l\), and show that \(A B = \frac { 1 } { 2 } l \sqrt { } 7\),
  2. show that \(x = \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { } 3 } \right) - 30\).