In the diagram, , and angle radians. and are perpendicular to .

- (i)
Explain clearly why angle radians.
- (ii)
Show that the sum of the perimeters, , of triangles and is given by where , and are constants.
- (iii)
Express in the form of , where and .
Hence find the maximum value of and the corresponding value of . - (iv)
Express , the sum of the areas of triangles and in terms of , giving your answer in the simplest form.
- (v)
Explain, stating your reasons, why is maximum when is a maximum.
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11(i)
1. Find angle DCE using angles on a straight line
Since lie on a straight line,
2. Find angle CED using the angle sum of a triangle
In , the sum of angles is .
(shown)
Shown clearly in the working.
11(ii)
1. Express the lengths of the sides of triangle $CAB$ in terms of $\theta$.
In :
Perimeter of
2. Express the lengths of the sides of triangle $DEC$ in terms of $\theta$.
From (i), .
In :
Perimeter of
3. Find the sum of the perimeters and simplify to the required form.
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11(iii)
1. Find the expression for $P$ from part (ii)
In , and .
Perimeter of .
In , and .
Perimeter of .
2. Express $50\cos\theta + 50\sin\theta$ in the form $R\cos(\theta - \alpha)$
Let .
Comparing coefficients:
So,
3. Find the maximum value of $P$ and the corresponding $\theta$
The maximum value of is .
Maximum
This occurs when
Maximum value of
Corresponding
11(iv)
1. Express the lengths of the sides of triangles $DEC$ and $CAB$ in terms of $\theta$.
In :
In :
Since ,
2. Formulate the expression for the sum of the areas of the two triangles.
Area of
Area of
3. Simplify the expression using the double angle identity.
Using the identity :
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