9709 P31 - Jun 2011 - Q6
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The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm. The chord AB divides the circle into two regions whose areas are in the ratio 1 : 4 and it is required to find the length of AB. The angle AOB is \(\theta\) radians.
(i) Show that \(\theta = \frac{2}{5}\pi + \sin \theta\).
(ii) Showing all your working, use an iterative formula, based on the equation in part (i), with an initial value of 2.1, to find \(\theta\) correct to 2 decimal places. Hence find the length of AB in centimetres correct to 1 decimal place.
