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IB Maths AI HL Sl 3 4 Arc Length and Sector Area Questions

Practise converting angles and using arc-length or sector-area formulae to find unknown dimensions, checking units, diagrams and rounding.

Syllabus
First assessment 2021
Course
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Convert between degrees and circle fractions as needed to calculate arc length or sector area using the given angle.
  • Form an equation from curved and straight edges to find an unknown radius.
  • Find a segment by subtracting a triangle from a sector, then combine regions to calculate a total area.
  • Calculate an annular sector using the same angle and the difference between squared outer and inner radii.
  • Use the required central angle to find an arc, adding straight sections when calculating a complete route.
  • Follow the required precision and support an applied claim with a numerical comparison.

IB Maths AI HL Sl 3 4 Arc Length and Sector Area Questions question 1

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The following question compares the distance and direction between cities on a flat surface to the distance and direction between cities on a sphere.
Consider a model where the cities of Bogotá, Moscow, and Nairobi lie on a flat surface. In this model, Nairobi is 6000 km due south of Moscow and Bogotá is 12500 km due west of Nairobi, as shown in the following diagram.

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In reality, these three cities lie on the curved surface of the Earth which will change the distances and directions found in part (a).

Now consider a curved model using a coordinate system (x, y, z) with its origin, O , at the centre of the Earth. The units of this system are thousands of kilometres and the Earth is modelled as a sphere with radius 6000 km . The North Pole, P, lies on the z-axis, and Nairobi, N, is modelled as being on the equator and lying on the y-axis.

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P has position vector OP→=p=(006)\overrightarrow{\mathrm{OP}}=\boldsymbol{p}=\left(\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 0 \\ 6\end{array}\right) and N has position vector ON→=n=(060)\overrightarrow{\mathrm{ON}}=\boldsymbol{n}=\left(\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 6 \\ 0\end{array}\right).

Show that the distance between P and N along the arc from P to N is 3000π km3000 \pi \mathrm{~km}.

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