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Practice exam-style IB Math AA questions for Geometry & Shapes, aligned with the syllabus and grouped by topic.

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Question 1
SL • Paper 1
Easy
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A solid is formed by joining a right circular cone to a hemisphere. The circular base of the cone coincides exactly with the circular face of the hemisphere. The common radius is 3 cm3\text{ cm} and the perpendicular height of the cone is 4 cm4\text{ cm}.

A labelled diagram of a composite solid made from a right circular cone placed on top of a hemisphere, sharing the same circular boundary. The cone has radius labelled $3\text{ cm}$ at the common circular join and vertical height labelled $4\text{ cm}$. The hemisphere is attached below the cone. The common circular face is shown as an internal join, not an outside surface.
A

Find the slant height of the cone.

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B

Find the total outside surface area of the solid.

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Question 2
SL • Paper 1
Easy
Non Calculator

In triangle ABCABC, AB=7 cmAB=7\text{ cm}, AC=5 cmAC=5\text{ cm} and BAˆC=2π3\text{B\^AC}=\dfrac{2\pi}{3}.

A non-right triangle labelled $A$, $B$ and $C$. The two sides meeting at $A$ are labelled $AB=7\text{ cm}$ and $AC=5\text{ cm}$. The included angle at $A$ is marked and labelled $2\pi/3$.
A

Find BCBC.

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B

Find the area of triangle ABCABC.

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Question 3
SL • Paper 2
Easy
Calculator Permitted

A cuboid has length 88 cm, width 66 cm and height 55 cm. Point AA is one vertex on the base and point GG is the opposite vertex on the top face. Take the positive xx-, yy- and zz-axes along ABAB, ADAD and AEAE respectively.

A labelled cuboid with base rectangle, vertical edges, vertex A at a lower corner and opposite top vertex G. The three perpendicular edge lengths from A are labelled as the length, width and height. The space diagonal AG is drawn, and its projection on the base is indicated.
A

Find the midpoint of AGAG, using coordinates with A=(0,0,0)A=(0,0,0).

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B

Find the length of AGAG.

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C

Find the angle between AGAG and the base of the cuboid.

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Question 4
SL • Paper 2
Easy
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A circle has centre OO and radius 1212 m. The minor arc ABAB has length 2020 m, and it subtends an angle θ\theta radians at OO.

A circle with centre O and two radii OA and OB forming a minor sector. The radius and minor arc length are labelled. The central angle theta is marked at O and the chord AB is drawn.
A

Find θ\theta.

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B

Find the length of chord ABAB.

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C

Find the area of the minor segment bounded by chord ABAB and the minor arc ABAB.

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Question 5
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A boat sails from point AA to point BB for 8 km8\text{ km} on a bearing of 040040^\circ. It then sails from BB to point CC for 6 km6\text{ km} on a bearing of 130130^\circ.

A

Find ABC\angle ABC.

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B

Find the distance ACAC.

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C

Find the area of triangle ABCABC.

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Question 6
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A sector AOBAOB has centre OO, radius 6 cm6\text{ cm} and angle AOˆB=π3\text{A\^OB}=\dfrac{\pi}{3}. The minor segment is the region between chord ABAB and the arc ABAB. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

A circle sector with centre $O$ and radii $OA$ and $OB$ forming an angle labelled $\pi/3$. The radii are labelled $6\text{ cm}$. The chord $AB$ is drawn, and the minor segment between the chord and the arc is shaded.
A

Find the length of the arc ABAB.

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B

Find the area of the minor segment.

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Question 7
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A right square-based pyramid has base ABCDABCD of side length 6 cm6\text{ cm}. Its vertex VV is vertically above the centre OO of the base. The height VOVO is 4 cm4\text{ cm}.

A right square-based pyramid with square base $ABCD$, centre $O$ marked in the base, and vertex $V$ directly above $O$. The base side is labelled $6\text{ cm}$ and the vertical height $VO$ is labelled $4\text{ cm}$. A line from $O$ to one base vertex and a slant edge from $V$ to that vertex are shown.
A

Find OAOA, where AA is a vertex of the square base.

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B

Find the slant edge VAVA.

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C

Let θ\theta be the angle between VAVA and the base plane. Determine tanθ\tan\theta.

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Question 8
HL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A rectangular cuboid has length 3 cm3\text{ cm}, width 4 cm4\text{ cm} and height 5 cm5\text{ cm}. A diagonal is drawn from one lower vertex to the opposite upper vertex.

A rectangular cuboid labelled with length $3\text{ cm}$, width $4\text{ cm}$ and height $5\text{ cm}$. A space diagonal is drawn from a lower front vertex to the opposite upper back vertex. The projection of this diagonal onto the base rectangle is also shown.
A

Find the length of the projection of the diagonal on the base.

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B

Find the length of the diagonal of the cuboid.

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C

Find the angle between the diagonal and the base plane.

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Question 9
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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A solid is formed by joining a right circular cone to a hemisphere. The cone and hemisphere have the same circular base of radius rr cm. The total height of the solid is 1818 cm. The external surface area of the solid is 500 cm2500\text{ cm}^2.

A compound solid consisting of a hemisphere on top of a right circular cone sharing the same circular base. The common radius is labelled r, the total vertical height is labelled, and the cone height and slant height are indicated but not evaluated. The internal join circle is not shown as an external surface.
A

Write down an expression for the slant height, ll, of the cone in terms of rr.

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B

Find the value of rr.

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C

Find the volume of the solid.

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Question 10
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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A boat travels from port AA to port BB, a distance of 88 km on a bearing of 065065^\circ. It then travels from BB to port CC, a distance of 1111 km on a bearing of 145145^\circ.

A bearing diagram showing points A, B and C connected by two journey legs. North lines are drawn at A and B. The bearing at A for AB and the bearing at B for BC are labelled. The lengths AB and BC are labelled.
A

Find the distance ACAC.

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B

Determine the bearing of CC from AA.

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Question 11
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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In triangle ABCABC, AB=9AB=9 cm, AC=14AC=14 cm and the area of the triangle is 50 cm250\text{ cm}^2. Angle BACBAC is obtuse.

A genuine three-sided triangle ABC with A, B and C as the only vertices. Segments AB and AC are straight, with AB labelled 9 cm and AC labelled 14 cm. The interior angle BAC at A is clearly obtuse, approximately $127.5^\circ$. The area is shown inside the triangle as $50\text{ cm}^2$.
A

Find angle BACBAC.

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B

Find BCBC.

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C

Find angle ABCABC.

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Question 12
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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Two points PP and QQ lie on horizontal ground in a straight line with the base BB of a vertical tower. Point QQ is 3535 m closer to the tower than point PP. The angles of elevation of the top TT of the tower from PP and QQ are 2828^\circ and 4242^\circ respectively.

A vertical tower BT with base B on horizontal ground. Points P and Q lie on the same straight horizontal line on one side of B, with Q between P and B. The distance PQ is labelled. Lines of sight from P and Q to T are drawn, with the two angles of elevation labelled.
A

Calculate the height of the tower.

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B

Calculate the distance PTPT.

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Question 13
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

Two observation points AA and BB lie on horizontal ground on the same straight line with the foot TT of a vertical tower. Point BB is between AA and TT, and AB=20 mAB=20\text{ m}. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from AA is 3030^\circ, and from BB is 4545^\circ.

A side-view diagram showing horizontal ground line with points $A$, $B$, and $T$ in that order. A vertical tower rises from $T$ to its top $P$. The segment $AB$ is labelled $20\text{ m}$. Lines of sight $AP$ and $BP$ are drawn, making angles of elevation labelled $30^\circ$ at $A$ and $45^\circ$ at $B$.
A

Let BT=x mBT=x\text{ m}. Find xx exactly.

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B

Find the height of the tower.

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Question 14
HL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A sector of a circle has radius r cmr\text{ cm} and angle θ\theta radians, where 0<θ<2π0<\theta<2\pi. The perimeter of the sector is 12 cm12\text{ cm} and its area is 8 cm28\text{ cm}^2. The diagram is a non-scale schematic and does not imply that θ\theta is a minor angle; both minor and reflex sectors are permitted.

A sector of a circle with radius labelled $r$ and central angle labelled $\theta$. The boundary consists of two radii and one arc, indicating the sector perimeter.
A

Find θ\theta in terms of rr.

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B

Determine all possible pairs (r,θ)(r,\theta).

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Question 15
HL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

Points AA and BB lie on an east-west coastline, with BB due east of AA and AB=12 kmAB=12\text{ km}. A lighthouse CC is observed on a bearing of 060060^\circ from AA and on a bearing of 330330^\circ from BB.

A plan-view bearing diagram. Points $A$ and $B$ lie on a horizontal east-west coastline, with $B$ to the east of $A$ and $AB$ labelled $12\text{ km}$. North lines are drawn at $A$ and $B$. The ray $AC$ is drawn $30^\circ$ above the eastward coastline ray $AB$ and labelled bearing $060^\circ$, with the bearing arc measured clockwise from the north line at $A$ to $AC$. The ray $BC$ is drawn $30^\circ$ west of north and labelled bearing $330^\circ$, with the bearing arc measured clockwise from the north line at $B$ to $BC$.
A

Find the angles CAˆB\text{C\^AB} and ABˆC\text{A\^BC}.

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B

Find ACAC.

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C

Find the perpendicular distance from CC to the coastline.

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Question 16
HL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

In a circle with centre OO, chord ABAB has length 6 cm6\text{ cm} and subtends an angle AOB=2π3\angle AOB=\dfrac{2\pi}{3}.

A circle with centre $O$ and chord $AB$. Only the radii $OA$ and $OB$ are drawn from $O$; neither ray is extended through $O$. An angle arc labelled $2\pi/3$ is drawn between the rays $OA$ and $OB$, representing $\angle AOB=2\pi/3$. The chord $AB$ is labelled $6\text{ cm}$. The minor segment between chord $AB$ and the minor arc $AB$ is indicated.
A

Find the radius of the circle.

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B

Find the area of sector AOBAOB.

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C

Find the area of the minor segment cut off by chord ABAB.

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Question 17
HL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

In three-dimensional space, points AA, BB, CC and DD have coordinates
A(0,0,0)A(0,0,0), B(6,0,0)B(6,0,0), C(0,8,0)C(0,8,0) and D(0,0,12)D(0,0,12).

A

Find the midpoint of CDCD.

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B

Find BDBD.

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C

Determine the angle ADˆB\text{A\^DB}.

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Question 18
HL • Paper 2
Medium
Calculator Permitted

A right square pyramid has a horizontal square base of side length 1010 cm. Its apex is vertically above the centre of the base. Each slant edge makes an angle of 5858^\circ with the base plane.

A right square pyramid with a square base and apex above the centre of the square. One slant edge from the apex to a base vertex is drawn more prominently, and its projection to the centre-to-vertex line in the base is indicated. The base side length and the angle between the slant edge and base plane are labelled.
A

Find the height of the pyramid.

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B

Find the volume of the pyramid.

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C

Find the angle between two adjacent slant edges.

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Question 19
HL • Paper 2
Medium
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Two points AA and BB are on level ground, with BB due east of AA and AB=200AB=200 m. The base DD of a vertical mast is on a bearing of 035035^\circ from AA and on a bearing of 320320^\circ from BB. The angle of elevation of the top TT of the mast from AA is 2222^\circ.

A plan view bearing diagram for points A, B and D, with B due east of A. North lines are drawn at A and B, and the bearings from A to D and from B to D are labelled. A separate small elevation triangle shows A, D and the top T of a vertical mast, with the angle of elevation at A labelled.
A

Calculate the horizontal distance ADAD.

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B

Calculate the height of the mast.

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C

Calculate the straight-line distance from BB to TT.

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Question 20
HL • Paper 2
Medium
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A right circular cone has slant height 1515 cm and curved surface area 250 cm2250\text{ cm}^2. The curved surface can be opened out to form a sector of a circle.

A right circular cone with slant height labelled. Beside it is the net of the curved surface as a sector of a circle, with sector radius equal to the slant height and central angle labelled.
A

Find the radius of the base of the cone.

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B

Find the angle of the sector in radians.

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C

Find the volume of the cone.

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Question 21
HL • Paper 2
Medium
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The points A(2,1,3)A(2,-1,3), B(8,5,7)B(8,5,7) and C(5,9,1)C(5,9,-1) are in 3-dimensional space. Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB.

A

Find the coordinates of MM.

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B

Find the perimeter of triangle AMCAMC.

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C

Determine angle AMCAMC, in radians.

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D

Find the area of triangle AMCAMC.

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Question 22
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A right square-based pyramid has base ABCDABCD of side length 8 cm8\text{ cm}. Its vertex VV is vertically above the centre OO of the base. The perpendicular height VOVO is 6 cm6\text{ cm}. Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB.

A
I.

Find OAOA.

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II.

Find the length of the slant edge VAVA.

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B
I.

Find VMVM, the slant height of one triangular face.

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II.

Find the total surface area of the pyramid.

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C

Let α\alpha be the angle between the triangular face VABVAB and the base plane. Show that tanα=32\tan \alpha=\frac32.

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D

Find the volume of the pyramid.

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Question 23
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

In triangle ABCABC, AB=8 cmAB=8\text{ cm}, AC=7 cmAC=7\text{ cm} and BAC=120\angle BAC=120^\circ. Point DD lies inside the triangle such that ADAD bisects BAC\angle BAC and meets BCBC at DD.

A
I.

Find BCBC.

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II.

Find the area of triangle ABCABC.

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B
I.

Find sinABC\sin\angle ABC.

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C

Hence, or otherwise, find the length ADAD.

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Question 24
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A surveying point BB is 12 km12\text{ km} from a point AA on a bearing of 030030^\circ. A point CC is due east of AA and is on a bearing of 150150^\circ from BB. A vertical mast has its base at CC and its top at TT.

A plan view showing north lines at A and B. Point B is northeast of A, with AB directed on a bearing of $030^\circ$ from the north line at A; the $030^\circ$ label is placed on the arc between north at A and AB. Point C is due east of A. From B, BC is directed southeast on a bearing of $150^\circ$ from the north line at B; the $150^\circ$ label is placed on the clockwise arc between north at B and BC, not inside angle ABC. The interior angle between BA and BC at B is labelled $60^\circ$, if shown. A separate vertical line CT represents the mast at C, with T above C.
A
I.

Show that ABC=60\angle ABC=60^\circ.

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II.

Find ACAC.

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B

The angle of elevation of TT from AA is 3030^\circ. Find the height CTCT of the mast.

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C

Find the angle of elevation of TT from BB.

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Question 25
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

A sector AOBAOB has centre OO, radius r cmr\text{ cm} and angle θ\theta radians. The arc length ABAB is 3π cm3\pi\text{ cm} and the perimeter of the sector is 18+3π cm18+3\pi\text{ cm}.

A
I.

Find rr.

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II.

Find θ\theta.

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B

Find the length of chord ABAB.

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C
I.

Find the area of sector AOBAOB.

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II.

Find the area of the minor segment bounded by chord ABAB and the arc ABAB.

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Question 26
SL • Paper 1
Medium
Non Calculator

In three-dimensional space, points AA, BB, CC and DD have coordinates A(0,0,0)A(0,0,0), B(4,0,0)B(4,0,0), C(0,6,0)C(0,6,0) and D(0,0,8)D(0,0,8).

A
I.

Find the coordinates of MM, the midpoint of BCBC.

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II.

Find DBDB and DCDC.

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B

Find DMDM.

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C

Let α\alpha be the angle between DMDM and the plane ABCABC. Determine tanα\tan\alpha.

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D

Find the volume of tetrahedron ABCDABCD.

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Question 27
HL • Paper 1
Medium
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A right circular cone has base radius 6 cm6\text{ cm} and perpendicular height 8 cm8\text{ cm}. The cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base, halfway up its height. The smaller cone above the cut is removed, leaving a frustum with both circular ends exposed.

A right circular cone with base radius labelled $6\text{ cm}$ and perpendicular height labelled $8\text{ cm}$. Show exactly one horizontal cut plane parallel to the base, located $4\text{ cm}$ from the vertex, halfway along the perpendicular height. Show the smaller cone from the vertex to this cut as removed using dashed outlines, and show the remaining frustum from the cut to the original base. Do not show any additional internal horizontal cut or ellipse. Include only one clearly attached radial label $6\text{ cm}$ and the vertical height label $8\text{ cm}$; do not include any additional $6\text{ cm}$ label.
A

Find the slant height of the original cone.

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B

Find the volume of the frustum.

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C

Find the total surface area of the frustum.

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Question 28
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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A glass roof is in the shape of a right rectangular pyramid. Its rectangular base is 18 m18\text{ m} by 12 m12\text{ m}, and its vertex VV is vertically above the centre OO of the base. The height VOVO is 7 m7\text{ m}.

A right rectangular pyramid with rectangular base labelled $18\text{ m}$ by $12\text{ m}$. The centre of the base is labelled $O$ and the vertex vertically above it is labelled $V$. A slant edge from $V$ to a corner and a dashed perpendicular height $VO$ are shown. The label $7\text{ m}$ is placed clearly beside the dashed segment $VO$, not beside a slant edge.
A
I.

Find the distance from OO to a corner of the rectangular base.

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II.

Find the length of a slant edge of the roof.

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B

Determine the angle between a slant edge and the base plane.

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C
I.

Find the total area of the four triangular faces of the roof.

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II.

Solar panels are to cover 40%40\% of the roof area. Each panel covers 1.6 m21.6\text{ m}^2. Determine the least number of panels needed.

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Question 29
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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Two observation posts AA and BB are on level ground, with BB due east of AA and AB=1.20 kmAB=1.20\text{ km}. A weather balloon is vertically above point CC on the ground. The bearing of CC from AA is 035035^\circ and the bearing of CC from BB is 300300^\circ. The angle of elevation of the balloon from AA is 1212^\circ.

A plan-view bearing diagram showing A and B on an east-west line, with B due east of A and north lines at A and B. Point C is north of AB. Draw the ray BC at 30 degrees north of west, equivalently 60 degrees west of north. Show a clear bearing arc measured clockwise from the north line at B to BC, labelled 300 degrees. Bearings of 035 degrees from A and 300 degrees from B are marked. A separate vertical right triangle from A to the balloon above C shows an angle of elevation of 12 degrees.
A
I.

Find the angles CABCAB, ABCABC and ACBACB.

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II.

Calculate ACAC and BCBC.

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B

Calculate the height of the balloon above the ground.

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C

Calculate the straight-line distance from BB to the balloon.

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Question 30
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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A sculpture is made from two identical right circular cones joined exactly at their circular bases. The common base radius is 6 cm6\text{ cm} and the distance between the two vertices is 20 cm20\text{ cm}. The sculpture fits exactly inside a sphere centred at the centre of the common base, with both vertices lying on the sphere.

Two identical cones joined base-to-base to form a bicone. The common base has radius $6\text{ cm}$, the total vertex-to-vertex length is $20\text{ cm}$, and a surrounding sphere centred at the common base centre touches the two vertices. The circular base rim lies inside the sphere and does not touch it.
A
I.

Find the perpendicular height of each cone.

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II.

Find the slant height of each cone.

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III.

Find the angle at a vertex between the axis of the sculpture and the slant edge.

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B

Find the total external surface area of the sculpture.

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C

Find the percentage of the sphere's volume occupied by the sculpture.

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Question 31
SL • Paper 2
Medium
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A vertical mast has its base at O(0,0,0)O(0,0,0) on horizontal ground and its top at T(0,0,h)T(0,0,h). Three guy wires join TT to ground anchors A(20,0,0)A(20,0,0), B(10,18,0)B(-10,18,0) and C(12,16,0)C(-12,-16,0), where distances are measured in metres. The wire TATA has length 25 m25\text{ m}. The diagram is schematic and not drawn to scale; use the coordinates given rather than the apparent positions of the points.

A 3D coordinate-style diagram showing a vertical mast OT and three guy wires from T to anchors A, B and C on the horizontal ground plane. Coordinates of A, B, C and O are labelled.
A
I.

Show that h=15h=15.

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II.

Find the lengths of TBTB and TCTC.

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B

Determine the angle between wire TBTB and the ground plane.

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C

The mast and the three anchors form a triangular pyramid TABCTABC. Find its volume.

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Question 32
HL • Paper 2
Medium
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A sector of a circle has radius rr cm and angle θ\theta radians. The perimeter of the sector is 3030 cm and the area of the sector is 53 cm253\text{ cm}^2.

A circular sector with radius r and central angle theta. The two radii and the arc are visible, with labels indicating the sector perimeter and area are given.
A

Show that θ\theta satisfies 53θ2238θ+212=053\theta^2-238\theta+212=0.

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B

Determine the possible values of rr and θ\theta.

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C

For the sector with the larger radius, find the length of the chord joining the endpoints of the arc.

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Question 33
HL • Paper 2
Medium
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A solid is made from a hemisphere of radius rr cm by removing a right circular conical cavity. The base of the cone is the flat circular face of the hemisphere and the apex of the cone is the highest point of the hemisphere.

A hemisphere shown in cross-section with a conical cavity removed from its entire flat circular face up to the highest point of the hemisphere. The cone base coincides with the hemisphere's flat circular face, so its radius is $r$ and its height is $r$. The curved hemisphere surface and the curved conical cavity surface are shown as exposed surfaces; no annular flat region remains.
A

Find an expression, in terms of rr, for the volume of the remaining solid.

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B

The exposed surface area of the solid is 420 cm2420\text{ cm}^2. Find rr.

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C

Find the volume of the remaining solid.

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Question 34
HL • Paper 3
Medium
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A roof is a right rectangular pyramid on a horizontal rectangular base measuring 16 m16\text{ m} by 10 m10\text{ m}. The apex is vertically above the centre of the base. The sloping line from the apex to the midpoint of one of the 16 m16\text{ m} sides makes an angle of 3535^\circ with the base plane.

A right rectangular pyramid roof with a rectangular base measuring 16 m by 10 m. The apex A is vertically above the centre O of the base. Point M is at the midpoint of one of the 16 m sides, not at a corner. Segment OM is drawn in the base, perpendicular to that 16 m side, and labelled 5 m. Segment AM is drawn from the apex to M. The angle between AM and its projection OM is labelled $35^\circ$. Remove any unexplained 3L label.
A
I.

Find the height of the roof.

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II.

Find the angle made with the base plane by the sloping line from the apex to the midpoint of one of the shorter sides.

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B

Calculate the volume of the air space under the roof.

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C

Find the total sloping surface area of the roof.

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Question 35
SL • Paper 1
Hard
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A solid is made by joining two right circular cones base-to-base. The common circular base has radius 5 cm5\text{ cm}. The perpendicular heights of the two cones are 12 cm12\text{ cm} and 5 cm5\text{ cm} respectively. The circular base where the cones meet is not exposed.

A double cone formed by two right circular cones sharing the same circular base. The longer cone extends upward from the common circular base, the shorter cone extends downward. The common radius, the two perpendicular heights, and one rim point P are indicated.
A
I.

Find the slant height of the cone with height 12 cm12\text{ cm}.

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II.

Find the slant height of the cone with height 5 cm5\text{ cm}.

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B

Find the external surface area of the solid.

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C

Find the volume of the solid.

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D

point PP lies on the common circular rim. Let VV and WW be the vertices of the cones. Determine cosVPW\cos\angle VPW.

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Question 36
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

A sector of a circle has radius r cmr\text{ cm} and angle θ\theta radians. Its perimeter is fixed at 18 cm18\text{ cm}, where 0<θ<2π0<\theta<2\pi.

A
I.

Show that θ=18r2\theta=\frac{18}{r}-2.

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II.

Show that the area K cm2K\text{ cm}^2 of the sector is K=9rr2K=9r-r^2.

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B

Determine the maximum possible value of KK and the value of rr for which it occurs.

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C

For this maximum area sector, find the length of the chord joining the endpoints of the arc.

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Question 37
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

Two observation points AA and BB are on level ground, with BB due east of AA and AB=10 kmAB=10\text{ km}. A radio transmitter has base PP on the ground. The bearing of PP from AA is 030030^\circ, and the bearing of PP from BB is 300300^\circ. The top of the transmitter is TT, vertically above PP.

A plan view with A and B on an east-west line, north lines at A and B, P northwest of B and northeast of A, and a vertical mast PT at P shown separately.
A
I.

Find APAP.

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II.

Find BPBP.

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B

The angle of elevation of TT from AA is 6060^\circ. Find the height PTPT.

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C
I.

Find the angle of elevation of TT from BB.

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II.

Find the straight-line distance ATAT.

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Question 38
SL • Paper 2
Hard
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A decorative garden bed is in the shape of a minor circular segment. Its boundary consists of a chord of length 16 m16\text{ m} and a minor arc of length 18 m18\text{ m}. The arc belongs to a circle of radius r mr\text{ m} and subtends an angle θ\theta radians at the centre, where 0<θ<π0<\theta<\pi.

A geometrically consistent circular-segment diagram, not to scale: the minor arc is a true circular arc centred at $O$, and the two radii from $O$ meet the arc at the chord endpoints. The chord is labelled $16\text{ m}$, the minor arc is labelled $18\text{ m}$, and the central angle is labelled $\theta\approx1.661\text{ rad}$, where $0<\theta<\pi$.
A
I.

Show that θ\theta satisfies 16θ=36sin(θ2)16\theta=36\sin\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right).

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II.

Use your GDC to find θ\theta and rr.

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B

Find the area of the garden bed.

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C

path of width 1.2 m1.2\text{ m} is built outside the arc only, forming a larger sector with the same angle θ\theta. Find the area of the path.

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Question 39
SL • Paper 2
Hard
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A park has the shape of a quadrilateral ABCDABCD. The lengths are AB=80 mAB=80\text{ m}, BC=55 mBC=55\text{ m}, CD=70 mCD=70\text{ m} and AD=65 mAD=65\text{ m}. The angle BADBAD is 7070^\circ.

A labelled quadrilateral ABCD with diagonal BD shown. The sides AB, BC, CD and AD are labelled with their lengths. The angle BAD is marked as 70 degrees.
A
I.

Find BDBD.

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II.

Find angle BCDBCD.

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B

Calculate the area of the park.

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C

straight path is to be built from AA to CC. Calculate the length of this path.

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Question 40
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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A sector of a circle has radius r cmr\text{ cm}, angle θ\theta radians and fixed perimeter 40 cm40\text{ cm}. Assume that 0<θ2π0<\theta\le 2\pi.

A sector of a circle with radius r, central angle theta radians and arc length indicated. The perimeter is described as the two radii plus the arc length.
A
I.

Show that the area AA of the sector can be written as A=20rr2A=20r-r^2.

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II.

State the possible values of rr.

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B

Determine the maximum possible area of the sector and the corresponding value of θ\theta.

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C

sector with perimeter 40 cm40\text{ cm} has area 96 cm296\text{ cm}^2.

I.

For a sector with perimeter 40 cm40\text{ cm} and area 96 cm296\text{ cm}^2, find all possible pairs (r,θ)(r,\theta).

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II.

For the two sectors corresponding to the pairs found in part (c)(i), determine which has the longer chord joining the endpoints of the arc.

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Question 41
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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Two tracking stations AA and BB are on level ground, with BB due east of AA and AB=800 mAB=800\text{ m}. A drone is vertically above point PP on the ground. The bearing of PP from AA is 052052^\circ, and the bearing of PP from BB is 322322^\circ. The angle of elevation of the drone from AA is 1818^\circ.

A plan-view bearing diagram with A and B on a horizontal east-west line, north lines drawn at A and B, point P north of AB, and bearings 052 degrees from A and 322 degrees from B. A side-view right triangle from A to the drone above P shows an 18 degree angle of elevation.
A
I.

Show that triangle ABPABP is right-angled at PP.

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II.

Find APAP and BPBP.

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B

Calculate the height of the drone above the ground.

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C

The drone then flies horizontally due south at 20 m s120\text{ m s}^{-1} while maintaining the same height. Determine the greatest angle of elevation of the drone from BB during this motion, and the time after it starts moving when this occurs.

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Question 42
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A decorative lampshade is made by cutting a sector from a circle of radius 12 cm12\text{ cm} and joining the two straight edges of the sector to form a right circular cone. The angle of the sector is θ\theta radians, where 0<θ<2π0<\theta<2\pi.

A sector of a circle labelled with radius 12 cm and central angle theta, beside the cone formed by joining the two radii. The sector arc is identified as becoming the circumference of the cone base, and the sector radius is identified as the cone slant height.
A
I.

Show that the base radius of the cone is 6θπ\dfrac{6\theta}{\pi} cm.

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II.

Find the volume of the cone when the base radius is 8 cm8\text{ cm}.

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B

Show that the volume may be written as

V(θ)=144π2θ2π2θ24V(\theta)=\frac{144}{\pi^2}\theta^2\sqrt{\pi^2-\frac{\theta^2}{4}}
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C

Determine the value of θ\theta which gives the maximum possible volume, and find this maximum volume.

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Question 43
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A right square-based pyramid has slant edges of fixed length 15 cm15\text{ cm}. Its apex is vertically above the centre of the square base. Let α\alpha be the angle between a slant edge and the base plane.

A right square-based pyramid with centre of base labelled O, apex V, one base vertex A, slant edge VA labelled 15 cm, and the angle between VA and its projection AO on the base labelled alpha.
A
I.

Show that the side length of the square base is 152cosα15\sqrt{2}\cos\alpha.

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II.

Write down the height of the pyramid in terms of α\alpha.

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B

Show that the volume of the pyramid is 2250sinαcos2α2250\sin\alpha\cos^2\alpha.

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C

Determine the maximum possible volume of the pyramid.

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D

For the pyramid of maximum volume, find the angle between two adjacent slant edges.

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Question 44
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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Two radio stations AA and BB are 5 km5\text{ km} apart on an east-west line, with BB due east of AA. A transmitter PP is on a bearing of 032032^\circ from AA and on a bearing of 316316^\circ from BB. A drone is vertically above PP.

A plan-view bearing diagram with A and B on a horizontal east-west baseline, B due east of A, and P at the intersection of the ray from A with bearing $032^\circ$ clockwise from north and the ray from B with bearing $316^\circ$ clockwise from north. Show clear north lines and bearing arcs at both A and B; equivalently, AP is $58^\circ$ above the eastward baseline and BP is $46^\circ$ above the westward baseline. A separate small vertical diagram shows a drone vertically above P.
A
I.

Find the angles PABPAB and PBAPBA.

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II.

Calculate the horizontal distances APAP and BPBP.

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B

The angle of elevation of the drone from AA is 1818^\circ. Calculate the height of the drone above the ground and the angle of elevation of the drone from BB.

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C

In a general case, the baseline distance is dd, the bearing of PP from AA is α\alpha^\circ where 0<α<900<\alpha<90, and the bearing of PP from BB is β\beta^\circ where 270<β<360270<\beta<360. Show that

AP=dsin(β270)sin(β180α)AP=\frac{d\sin(\beta-270^\circ)}{\sin(\beta-180^\circ-\alpha)}
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Question 45
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A sculpture is modelled using coordinates in metres. Its triangular base has vertices A(0,0,0)A(0,0,0), B(8,0,0)B(8,0,0) and C(2,6,0)C(2,6,0). The apex is T(3,2,h)T(3,2,h), where h>0h>0. The angle between TATA and the base plane is 0.9000.900 radians.

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x [m]

y [m]

z [m]

Note

A

0

0

0

base vertex

B

8

0

0

base vertex

C

2

6

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base vertex

P

3

2

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foot of perpendicular

T

3

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hh

apex, h>0h>0

Angle(TA, base plane)

0.900 rad

A
I.

Find APAP, where P(3,2,0)P(3,2,0) is the foot of the perpendicular from TT to the base.

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II.

Find the height hh of the sculpture.

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III.

Find the volume of the tetrahedron ABCTABCT.

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B

Calculate the angle ATCATC.

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C

Let the apex instead be vertically above an arbitrary point (x,y,0)(x,y,0) in the base plane, at the same height hh. Find the equation of the set of points (x,y)(x,y) for which the distances from the apex to BB and CC are equal.

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Question 46
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A triangular sail has two fixed sides of lengths 60 cm60\text{ cm} and 45 cm45\text{ cm}. The included angle is θ\theta, where 0<θ<π0<\theta<\pi. The area of the sail is required to be 1000 cm21000\text{ cm}^2.

A non-right triangle representing a sail, with two sides from one vertex labelled 60 cm and 45 cm, included angle theta, and the third side labelled x.
A
I.

Show that sinθ=2027\sin\theta=\dfrac{20}{27}.

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II.

Find the two possible values of θ\theta.

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III.

Explain why two different sails are possible.

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B

Find the third side length for each possible sail.

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C

For fixed sides aa and bb and fixed area KK, where 0<2Kab<10<\dfrac{2K}{ab}<1, show that the two possible values of the third side xx satisfy

x2=a2+b2±2ab1(2Kab)2x^2=a^2+b^2\pm 2ab\sqrt{1-\left(\frac{2K}{ab}\right)^2}
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Question 47
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A rectangular box has side lengths aa, bb and cc, where abc>0a\ge b\ge c>0. A small insect travels from one vertex of the box to the opposite vertex along the outside surface of the box. The shortest surface path can be found by unfolding two adjacent faces into a rectangle.

A rectangular cuboid with opposite vertices marked S and T. Three possible unfoldings are indicated schematically: rectangles with side lengths a and b+c, b and a+c, and c and a+b, each showing a straight-line path across the unfolded rectangle.
A
I.

For a box with side lengths 12 cm12\text{ cm}, 9 cm9\text{ cm} and 6 cm6\text{ cm}, find the length of the straight path in each of the three possible unfoldings.

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II.

State the shortest path length for this box.

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B

For the general box, the three squared path lengths are

L12=a2+(b+c)2,L22=b2+(a+c)2,L32=c2+(a+b)2L_1^2=a^2+(b+c)^2,\quad L_2^2=b^2+(a+c)^2,\quad L_3^2=c^2+(a+b)^2

Show that L1L_1 is the shortest.

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C

Hence find the shortest surface path for a box with side lengths 20 cm20\text{ cm}, 14 cm14\text{ cm} and 5 cm5\text{ cm}.

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Question 48
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A window is formed from a rectangle of width 2r2r and height hh, with a semicircle of radius rr attached to the top. The outside perimeter of the window is fixed at 30 m30\text{ m}.

A window shape consisting of a rectangle of width 2r and height h with a semicircular top of radius r. The two vertical sides, bottom edge, and semicircular arc are shown as the outside perimeter.
A
I.

Show that 2h+(2+π)r=302h+(2+\pi)r=30.

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II.

Write down the area of the window in terms of rr and hh.

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B

Show that the area may be written as

A(r)=30r(2+π2)r2A(r)=30r-\left(2+\frac{\pi}{2}\right)r^2
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C

Determine the dimensions of the window that give the maximum area.

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D

Show that, for any fixed perimeter PP, the maximum-area window of this shape has h=rh=r.

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Question 49
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A ship travels 10 km10\text{ km} on a bearing of θ\theta^\circ, then 14 km14\text{ km} on a bearing of (θ+70)(\theta+70)^\circ, where 0<θ<900<\theta<90.

A schematic navigation diagram showing an initial point O, a first leg of 10 km on a bearing of $\theta^\circ$ measured clockwise from north, then a second leg of 14 km from the turning point A on a bearing of $(\theta+70)^\circ$ measured clockwise from north. The north line at A is shown, and the second leg is drawn southeast of this north line for the representative case $\theta=40^\circ$ (bearing $110^\circ$), so the bearing angle is allowed to pass through $90^\circ$.
A
I.

For θ=40\theta=40, find the ship's distance from its starting point after the two legs.

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II.

Explain why the answer to part (a)(i) is independent of θ\theta.

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B

Find the value of θ\theta for which the final position of the ship is due east of its starting point.

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C

For the value of θ\theta found in part (b), determine the distance east of the starting point. If you did not obtain a value for θ\theta, use 48.448.4^\circ.

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Question 50
HL • Paper 3
Hard
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A running track is made from two parallel straight sections of length xx metres joined by two semicircular ends of radius rr metres. The inside lane has total length 400 m400\text{ m}. A second lane is formed at a constant distance ww metres outside the inside lane.

A stadium-shaped running track with two straight sections and two semicircular ends. The inner track has straight length x and end radius r. A parallel outer lane at distance w from the inner lane is shown.
A
I.

Show that x=200πrx=200-\pi r.

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II.

Show that the area enclosed by the inside lane is A(r)=400rπr2A(r)=400r-\pi r^2.

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B

If the straight sections must each be at least 50 m50\text{ m} long, determine the maximum possible enclosed area.

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C

Show that the outer lane is longer than the inside lane by 2πw2\pi w, independent of xx and rr.

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Question 51
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

The points A(0,0,0)A(0,0,0), B(6,0,0)B(6,0,0) and C(3,33,0)C(3,3\sqrt3,0) form the base of a triangular pyramid. The vertex is D(3,3,h)D(3,\sqrt3,h), where h>0h>0. It is given that DA=DB=DC=4DA=DB=DC=4.

A
I.

Show that triangle ABCABC is equilateral.

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II.

Find hh.

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B

Find the volume of the pyramid.

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C

Find the angle between DADA and the plane ABCABC.

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D

Determine cosADB\cos\angle ADB.

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Question 52
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

A right circular cone has base radius 8 cm8\text{ cm} and perpendicular height 15 cm15\text{ cm}. A plane parallel to the base cuts the cone so that the radius of the smaller cone above the cut is 2 cm2\text{ cm}. The smaller cone is removed, leaving a frustum with both circular ends exposed.

A right circular cone with a horizontal cut parallel to its base. The small cone at the top is removed, leaving a frustum. The original base radius, original height, and smaller top radius are labelled.
A
I.

Find the slant height of the original cone.

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II.

Find the slant height of the frustum.

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B

Find the volume of the frustum.

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C

Find the total external surface area of the frustum.

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D

Let α\alpha be the angle between a slant edge of the original cone and its base plane. Determine tanα\tan\alpha.

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Question 53
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

An annular sector is the region between two concentric circular arcs and two radial line segments. An annular sector has inner radius r cmr\text{ cm}, outer radius 2r cm2r\text{ cm} and angle θ\theta radians. Its perimeter is 6+3π cm6+3\pi\text{ cm} and its area is 9π2 cm2\frac{9\pi}{2}\text{ cm}^2.

Draw a filled annular sector bounded by an inner circular arc of radius $r$, an outer circular arc of radius $2r$, and two radial boundary segments joining the arcs. Label the inner radius $r$, the outer radius $2r$, and the central angle $\theta$. Show only the arc portions between the two radial boundaries; do not draw a complete inner circle or radial lines through the inner hole.
A
I.

Show that the perimeter is 2r+3rθ2r+3r\theta.

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II.

Show that the area is 32r2θ\frac32r^2\theta.

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B

Show that rr satisfies 2r2(6+3π)r+9π=02r^2-(6+3\pi)r+9\pi=0.

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C
I.

Find the possible values of rr.

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II.

Find the corresponding values of θ\theta.

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Question 54
HL • Paper 1
Hard
Non Calculator

A right rectangular-based pyramid has base ABCDABCD, where AB=16 cmAB=16\text{ cm} and BC=12 cmBC=12\text{ cm}. The vertex VV is vertically above the centre OO of the base. Each slant edge has length 26 cm26\text{ cm}. Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB and NN the midpoint of BCBC.

A
AI.

Find OAOA.

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AII.

Find the height VOVO of the pyramid.

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B
BI.

Find VMVM and VNVN.

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BII.

Find the total surface area of the pyramid.

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C

Find the volume of the pyramid.

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D

Determine cosAVB\cos\angle AVB.

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Question 55
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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Two delivery drones follow straight-line paths in three-dimensional space, where coordinates are measured in kilometres. Their paths are modelled by

1:r=(251)+t(312),2:r=(1117)+s(121)\ell_1:\mathbf r=\begin{pmatrix}2\\5\\1\end{pmatrix}+t\begin{pmatrix}3\\-1\\2\end{pmatrix},\qquad \ell_2:\mathbf r=\begin{pmatrix}11\\-1\\7\end{pmatrix}+s\begin{pmatrix}-1\\2\\1\end{pmatrix}
A
I.

Find the acute angle between the two paths.

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II.

Show that the paths do not intersect.

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B

Find the shortest distance between the two paths.

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C

Suppose instead that both drones use the same time parameter uu, with positions on 1\ell_1 and 2\ell_2 obtained by putting t=ut=u and s=us=u. Determine their minimum separation for 0u40\le u\le4.

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Question 56
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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The points A(1,2,0)A(1,2,0), B(5,0,1)B(5,0,1) and C(2,6,3)C(2,6,3) lie on a plane Π\Pi. A point DD has coordinates (4,3,10)(4,3,10). The line LL passes through DD and has direction vector (2,1,5)(-2,1,-5).

A
I.

Find a vector normal to Π\Pi.

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II.

Show that an equation of Π\Pi is 10x11y+18z+32=0-10x-11y+18z+32=0.

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B

Find the perpendicular distance from DD to Π\Pi and hence find the volume of tetrahedron ABCDABCD.

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C

The line LL passes through DD and has direction vector (2,1,5)(-2,1,-5).

I.

Find the point where LL intersects Π\Pi.

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II.

Find the acute angle between LL and Π\Pi.

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Question 57
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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A submarine travels in a straight line with position vector

r(t)=(20105)+t(321)\mathbf r(t)=\begin{pmatrix}20\\-10\\5\end{pmatrix}+t\begin{pmatrix}-3\\2\\1\end{pmatrix}

where tt is measured in hours and distances are measured in kilometres. A listening station is at C(2,4,11)C(2,4,11).

A
I.

Find an expression for the square of the distance from the submarine to CC at time tt.

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II.

Determine the minimum distance from the submarine to CC.

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B

The submarine is detected whenever it is within 7 km7\text{ km} of CC. Determine the time interval during which it is detected.

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C

Find the angle that the submarine's path makes with the horizontal plane.

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Question 58
HL • Paper 2
Hard
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A right circular cone has base radius 10 cm10\text{ cm} and perpendicular height 25 cm25\text{ cm}. A plane parallel to the base cuts the cone, and the smaller cone above the cut is removed. Let x cmx\text{ cm} be the height of the smaller cone removed.

A right circular cone with base radius 10 cm and height 25 cm. A horizontal plane parallel to the base cuts off a smaller cone at the top. The smaller cone height is labelled x and the remaining frustum is indicated.
A
I.

Write down the radius of the smaller cone in terms of xx.

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II.

The volume of the smaller cone removed is 20%20\% of the volume of the original cone. Show that x3=3125x^3=3125.

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B

Find the height and the top radius of the frustum.

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C
I.

Find the total exposed surface area of the frustum, including both circular ends.

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II.

Find the angle between a slant edge of the original cone and its base plane.

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Question 59
HL • Paper 3
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A designer makes a badge in the shape of a minor or semicircular circular segment. The boundary consists of a chord and the corresponding arc. The total length of the boundary is fixed at 20 cm20\text{ cm}. Let the radius of the circle be r cmr\text{ cm} and let the angle subtended by the arc at the centre be θ\theta radians, where 0<θπ0<\theta\le\pi.

A circle sector with centre O, radius r, central angle theta, chord AB, and minor arc AB. The minor segment between the chord and arc is shaded, and the boundary of the badge is identified as the chord plus the arc.
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Write down expressions for the arc length and chord length in terms of rr and θ\theta.

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II.

Show that r=20θ+2sin(θ2)r=\dfrac{20}{\theta+2\sin\left(\dfrac{\theta}{2}\right)}.

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B

Show that the area of the badge is

A(θ)=200(θsinθ)(θ+2sin(θ2))2A(\theta)=\frac{200(\theta-\sin\theta)}{\left(\theta+2\sin\left(\dfrac{\theta}{2}\right)\right)^2}
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C

Use a GDC to determine the value of θ\theta that maximizes the area of the badge, and find this maximum area.

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D

For the maximum-area badge, determine the radius of the circle.

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Question 60
HL • Paper 3
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A right circular cone contains a sphere of radius 3 cm3\text{ cm} tangent to the base and to the curved surface of the cone. In an axial cross-section, the sphere appears as the incircle of an isosceles triangle. The volume of the cone is 108π cm3108\pi\text{ cm}^3. Let rr be the base radius, hh the height and ll the slant height of the cone.

An axial cross-section of a right circular cone, showing an isosceles triangle with base 2r, height h, equal sides l, and an inscribed circle of radius 3 tangent to the base and both sides.
A
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Show that rh=3(l+r)rh=3(l+r).

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II.

Write down an equation involving rr and hh using the volume of the cone.

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B

Show that r2=27±93r^2=27\pm9\sqrt{3}.

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C

Find the two possible heights of the cone.

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D

Compare the total surface areas of the two cones.

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