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Problem 202
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In the diagram, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = BC = r cm and angle BAC = θ radians. The point D lies on AC and ABD is a sector of a circle with centre A.
(a) Express the area of the shaded region in terms of r and θ.
(b) In the case where r = 10 and θ = 0.6, find the perimeter of the shaded region.
Solution
(a) The area of triangle ABC can be calculated using the formula for the area of a triangle: \(\frac{1}{2} r^2 \sin(2θ)\).
The area of sector ABD is \(\frac{1}{2} r^2 θ\).
Therefore, the area of the shaded region is the area of triangle ABC minus the area of sector ABD: \(\frac{1}{2} r^2 \sin(2θ) - \frac{1}{2} r^2 θ = \frac{1}{2} r^2 (\sin 2θ - θ)\).
(b) The arc BD is given by \(rθ = 10 \times 0.6 = 6\) cm.
The length AC is \(2r \cos θ = 2 \times 10 \times \cos 0.6 = 16.506\) cm.
The length DC is \(AC - r = 16.506 - 10 = 6.506\) cm.
The perimeter of the shaded region is the sum of the arc BD, and the lengths DC and CD: \(6 + 6.506 + 10 = 22.5\) cm.