IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches Topic SL 3.1—3d Space, Volume, Angles, Distance, Midpoints Questionbank (SL/HL)

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Question 1

SLPaper 2

A hot-air balloon $P$ is anchored by two ropes to points $A$ and $B$ on level ground. The distance $A B$ is 75 m. The balloon is vertically above $P_{0}$ , and $∠ A P_{0} B = 6 0^{\circ}$ in the horizontal triangle $A B P_{0}$ .

The angles of elevation of the balloon are $2 8^{\circ}$ from $A$ and $3 7^{\circ}$ from $B$ .

Draw a fully-labelled 3-D diagram showing $A, B, P_{0}, P$ and all the given angles.

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Let $A P_{0} = x$ m and $B P_{0} = y$ m. Show that $x tan 2 8^{\circ} = y tan 3 7^{\circ}$ .

[2]

Using the cosine rule in triangle $A B P_{0}$ , write an equation relating $x$ and $y$ .

[2]

Find the height $h$ of the balloon, to the nearest metre.

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Now suppose instead that $P_{0}$ moves horizontally on a circle of radius $75 m$ centered at $A$ . Find the central angle (radians) and the length of the arc (metres) when the bearing of $P_{0}$ from $A$ changes from $04 5^{\circ}$ to $11 5^{\circ}$ .

[3]

If $T_{A} = k ∣ A P ∣$ and $T_{B} = k ∣ B P ∣$ , find $\frac{T _{A}}{T _{B}}$ .

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Question 2

SLPaper 1

Consider a cylinder of radius $5 r$ and height $h$ . A smaller cylinder of radius $r$ is removed from the centre to form a hollow cylinder. This is shown in the following diagram. All lengths are measured in centimetres. The total surface area of the hollow cylinder, in cm $^{2}$ , is given by $S$ . The volume of the hollow cylinder, in cm $^{3}$ , is given by $V$ .

Show that $S = 48 π r^{2} + 12 π r h$ .

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The total surface area of the hollow cylinder is $480 π$ cm $^{2}$ . Show that $V = 960 π r - 96 π r^{3}$ .

[6]

Find an expression for $\frac{d V}{d r}$ .

[2]

The hollow cylinder has its maximum volume when $r = p \frac{5}{6}$ , where $p \in Z^{+}$ . Find the value of $p$ .

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Hence, find this maximum volume, giving your answer in the form $q π \frac{5}{6}$ , where $q \in Z^{+}$ .

[3]

Question 3

SLPaper 2

A mall is to be constructed with a concrete slab foundation. To fit this foundation, a rectangular section of earth measuring $10 m$ by $20 m$ is removed to a depth of $1.5 m$ . The removed earth is used to create a hemispherical structure to reduce waste.

Find the diameter of the hemispherical structure. Give your answer correct to $3$ significant figures.

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The architect decides to replace the hemispherical structure with a cylindrical structure of height $2 m$ . The maximum possible diameter on the site is $12 m$ . Find the radius of the cylindrical structure, correct to $3$ significant figures, and show that it is not suitable for the site.

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Question 4

SLPaper 1

Consider a solid cylinder with a radius of $3 r$ and a height of $h$ . From the centre of this cylinder, a smaller cylinder of radius $r$ is removed to create a hollowed-out structure, as shown in the following diagram. All dimensions are in centimetres.

The total surface area of the resulting hollow cylinder is denoted by $S$ (in cm $^{2}$ ). The volume of the hollow cylinder is denoted by $V$ (in cm $^{3}$ ).

Show that the expression for the total surface area is $S = 16 π r^{2} + 8 π r h$ .

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Given that the total surface area of the hollow cylinder is fixed at $288 π$ cm $^{2}$ , show that its volume can be expressed as $V = 288 π r - 16 π r^{3}$ .

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Find an expression for the derivative $\frac{d V}{d r}$ .

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The volume of the hollow cylinder is a maximum when $r = p \frac{2}{3}$ , where $p \in Z^{+}$ . Find the value of $p$ .

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Hence, find this maximum volume, giving your answer in the form $q π \frac{2}{3}$ , where $q \in Z^{+}$ .

[3]

Question 5

SLPaper 1

The coordinates of points $A$ and $B$ are $A (- 1, 2)$ and $B (3, - 4)$ .

Calculate the gradient of line $A B$ .

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Write down the gradient of the line perpendicular to $A B$ .

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Let $M$ be the midpoint of the line segment joining points $A$ and $B$ . Determine the coordinates of $M$ .

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