The unit circle and radian measure (Chapter 8) 207
8 The cone is made from this sector:
Find, correct to 3 significant figures:
a the slant lengthscm b the value ofr
c the arc length of the sector d the sector angleμin radians.
9 The end wall of a building has the shape illustrated, where
the centre of arc AB is C. Find:
a ®to 4 significant figures
b μto 4 significant figures
c the area of the wall.
10 [AT] is a tangent to the given circle. OA=13cm and
the circle has radius 5 cm. Find the perimeter of the shaded
region.
11 Anautical mile(nmi) is the distance on the Earth’s surface
that subtends an angle of 1 minute (or 601 of a degree) of the
Great Circle arc measured from the centre of the Earth.
Aknotis a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.
a Given that the radius of the Earth is 6370 km, show that
1 nmi¼ 1 : 853 km.
b Calculate how long it would take a plane to fly from
London to Moscow (a distance of 2508 km) if the plane
can fly at 480 knots.
12 A sheep is tethered to a post which is 6 m from
a long fence. The length of rope is 9 m. Find
the area which the sheep can feed on.
rcm
μ
10 cm
12 cm
scm
fence
post sheep
6 m
30 m
5 m
A B
C
μ°®°
O
T
A
N
S
C
P
1 ' Q
1 nautical mile
()nmi
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