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Date May 2021 Marks available 2 Reference code 21M.1.SL.TZ1.3
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Calculate Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

A piece of candy is made in the shape of a solid hemisphere. The radius of the hemisphere is 6mm.

Calculate the total surface area of one piece of candy.

[4]
a.

The total surface of the candy is coated in chocolate. It is known that 1 gram of the chocolate covers an area of 240mm2.

Calculate the weight of chocolate required to coat one piece of candy.

[2]
b.

Markscheme

12×4×π×62+π×62  OR  3×π×62                       (M1)(A1)(M1)


Note: Award M1 for use of surface area of a sphere formula (or curved surface area of a hemisphere), A1 for substituting correct values into hemisphere formula, M1 for adding the area of the circle.

 

=339 mm2  108π, 339.292               A1

 

[4 marks]

a.

339.292240                      (M1)

=1.41 g  9π20, 0.45π, 1.41371              A1


[2 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 3—Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.1—3d space, volume, angles, midpoints
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