Higher November 2018 Paper 4 Q3

OCRHigherCurrent spec1 markAdvanced TrigonometryPythagoras

3 Here is Mario’s answer to a question.

Question 3: a triangle with sides x mm and 6 mm meeting at an angle of 88°, a side of 9 mm, and an angle of 43° between the 9 mm and 6 mm sides. Work out the value of x. Mario’s answer: x = √(9² − 6²), x = √45, x = 6.708 (3 d.p.)

Explain the error in Mario’s method. [1]