Edexcel C12 2016 June — Question 11

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicRadians, Arc Length and Sector Area

11. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{aa75f1c1-ee97-4fee-af98-957e6a3fbba1-16_892_825_228_548} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Diagram not drawn to scale Figure 2 shows the design for a sail \(A P B C A\). The curved edge \(A P B\) of the sail is an arc of a circle centre \(O\) and radius \(r \mathrm {~m}\). The straight edge \(A C B\) is a chord of the circle. The height \(A B\) of the sail is 2.4 m . The maximum width \(C P\) of the sail is 0.4 m .
  1. Show that \(r = 2\)
  2. Show, to 4 decimal places, that angle \(A O B = 1.2870\) radians.
  3. Hence calculate the area of the sail, giving your answer, in \(\mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }\), to 3 decimal places.