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0580/23 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 19: Arc Length

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 23 (Extended) · Calculator · 4 marks

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The question, in short

Calculate the perimeter of the shaded segment of a sector with centre O, radius 12.6 cm and angle 80°, bounded by a chord and the arc.

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Solution · 4 marks

  1. 1Chord = 2 × 12.6 × sin 40° = 16.198…
  2. 2Arc = 80/360 × 2 × π × 12.6 = 17.592…
  3. 3Perimeter = 16.198… + 17.592…
  4. 4= 33.8 cm

Answer33.8 or 33.78 to 33.80

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