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2012 WAEC Mathematics Theory In the diagram, O is the centre of the circleand XY is a chord. If...

Mathematics
WAEC 2012

In the diagram, O is the centre of the circleand XY is a chord. If the radius is 5 cm and /XY/ = 6 cm, calculate, correct to 2 decimal places, the :

(a) angle which XY subtends at the centre O ;

(b) area of the shaded portion.

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Explanation

(a) Let the angle subtended at the centre by XY = \(\theta\)

Length of chord = \(2r \sin \frac{\theta}{2}\)

\(\implies 6 cm = 2 \times 5 \times \frac{\theta}{2}\)

\(\sin \frac{\theta}{2} = \frac{6}{10} = 0.6\)

\(\frac{\theta}{2} = \sin^{-1} (0.6) = 36.87°\)

\(\theta = 2 \times 36.87° = 73.74°\)

(b) Area of sector = \(\frac{\theta}{360°} \times \pi r^{2}\)

= \(\frac{73.74}{360} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 5^{2}\)

= \(16.094 cm^{2}\)

Area of triangle = \(\sqrt{s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)}\)

where \(s = \frac{a + b + c}{2}\)

\( a = 5 cm ; b = 5 cm ; c = 6 cm \therefore s = \frac{5 + 5 + 6}{2} = \frac{16}{2} = 8\)

\(\therefore Area = \sqrt{8(8 - 5)(8 - 5)(8 - 6)}\)

= \(\sqrt{8(3)(3)(2)}\)

= \(\sqrt{144}\)

= \(12 cm^{2}\)

Area of shaded portion = \(16.094 cm^{2} - 12 cm^{2} = 4.094 cm^{2}\)


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