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1.7.13 Arc length and area of a sector (A-level only)

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Question 18

A coastal surveillance system uses two intersecting paths for its detection beams, p1p_1p1​ and p2p_2p2​. The primary path p1p_1p1​ follows the line with equation 4y+3x=244y + 3x = 244y+3x=24. The path p1p_1p1​ intersects the yyy-axis at the point CCC.

a.

State the yyy-coordinate of CCC.

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b.

A tracking station is located at the point D(6,1.5)D(6, 1.5)D(6,1.5), which lies on p1p_1p1​. A secondary beam p2p_2p2​ originates from DDD and is directed perpendicular to p1p_1p1​. The beam p2p_2p2​ intersects the yyy-axis at the point EEE.

Show that the yyy-coordinate of EEE is −6.5-6.5−6.5.

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c.

A circular scanning sector BCEBCEBCE is defined with centre CCC and radius CECECE. Given that the central angle BCEBCEBCE is 0.80.80.8 radians,

find the length of the arc BEBEBE.

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d.

The combined detection zone CBEDCBEDCBED is formed by the sector BCEBCEBCE and the triangular region CDECDECDE.

Calculate the exact area of the combined detection zone CBEDCBEDCBED.

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