0606 P12 - Jun 2018 - Q10 - 8 marks
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Do not use a calculator in this question.
The triangle \(ABC\) has \(AB=4\sqrt3-5\), \(BC=4\sqrt3+5\) and \(\angle ABC=60^\circ\).
It is known that \(\sin60^\circ=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}\), \(\cos60^\circ=\dfrac12\), \(\tan60^\circ=\sqrt3\).
(i) Find the exact value of \(AC\).
(ii) Hence show that
\(\operatorname{cosec}ACB=\frac{2\sqrt p}{q}(4\sqrt3+5),\)
where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers.
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