plumiTrigonometry in context: OCR A‑Level Maths questions
OCR A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 1.05.11 Trigonometry in context, 2018–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available. Add MadAsMaths questions to your practice, or browse them separately by topic and difficulty.
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All 3 questions on Trigonometry in context, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q9 (9 marks): The depth of the water, d metres, in a tidal river during a given day is modelled by the equation d 1 9 . 1 1 . cos ( 30 t 60 )° = + - where t is the number of
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q3 (8 marks): A Ferris wheel at a fairground rotates in a vertical plane. The height above the ground of a seat on the wheel is h metres at time t seconds after the seat is a
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q4 (10 marks): The size, P, of a population of a certain species of insect at time t months is modelled by the following formula. P = 5000 - 1000cos (30t)° (a) Write down the
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