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Date May 2022 Marks available 5 Reference code 22M.1.SL.TZ1.1
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Find Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

The front view of a doghouse is made up of a square with an isosceles triangle on top.

The doghouse is 1.35m high and 0.9m wide, and sits on a square base.

The top of the rectangular surfaces of the roof of the doghouse are to be painted.

Find the area to be painted.

Markscheme

height of triangle at roof =1.35-0.9=0.45          (A1)


Note: Award A1 for 0.45 (height of triangle) seen on the diagram.


slant height=0.452+0.452  OR  sin45°=0.45slant height           (M1)

=0.405   0.636396, 0.452          A1


Note: If using sin45°=0.45slant height then (A1) for angle of 45°(M1) for a correct trig statement.


area of one rectangle on roof =0.405×0.9   =0.572756           M1

area painted =2×0.405×0.9 =2×0.572756

1.15m2    1.14551m2, 0.812m2          A1

 

[5 marks]

Examiners report

Although the first question on the paper, with appropriate low-level mathematics, the interpretation required seems to have been quite high, and many candidates found this challenging. Many candidates scored only the one mark for the height of the triangle. The most common wrong method seen was calculation of the area of the triangle and adding their result to the calculation 2 × 0.9 × 0.9. Stronger candidates lost the final mark either through premature rounding or incorrect units; both are aspects that can and do occur throughout candidate responses and hence clearly require focus in the classroom.

Syllabus sections

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