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Numeracy Higher November 2020 Unit 2 Q12

12. A water trough has a uniform semi-circular cross-section with a radius of 30·9 cm.
It has a length of 600 cm.

Water has been poured into the trough.

The diagram below shows the cross-section of the trough.
The water level is shown by the line \(AB\).

\(O\) is the centre of the semi-circle and \(A\hat{O}B\) = 150º.

Semicircular cross-section with centre O, radii OA and OB of 30·9 cm, angle AOB 150°, and water below the chord AB

Diagram not drawn to scale

(a) Calculate the area of the triangle \(AOB\). [2]
(b) Calculate how many more litres of water can be poured into the trough before the trough is full. [7]

Volume of water that can be added = ………………………… litres