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Given triangle PQR with PQ = 16.1 m, QPR = 42^, and PQR = 53^.

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10.8 m10.8\, \text{m}

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69.5 m269.5\, \text{m}^2

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Question 2(a):
Given triangle PQR with PQ=16.1 mPQ = 16.1\, \text{m}, ∠QPR=42∘\angle QPR = 42^\circ, and ∠PQR=53∘\angle PQR = 53^\circ.

Step 1: Find the third angle, ∠PRQ\angle PRQ.
The sum of angles in a triangle is 180∘180^\circ.

∠PRQ=180∘−∠QPR−∠PQR\angle PRQ = 180^\circ - \angle QPR - \angle PQR ∠PRQ=180∘−42∘−53∘\angle PRQ = 180^\circ - 42^\circ - 53^\circ ∠PRQ=180∘−95∘\angle PRQ = 180^\circ - 95^\circ ∠PRQ=85∘\angle PRQ = 85^\circ

(i) Calculate the length of QR
We use the Sine Rule: asin⁡A=bsin⁡B\frac{a}{\sin A} = \frac{b}{\sin B}.

QRsin⁡(∠QPR)=PQsin⁡(∠PRQ)\frac{QR}{\sin(\angle QPR)} = \frac{PQ}{\sin(\angle PRQ)}

Substitute the known values:

QRsin⁡(42∘)=16.1 msin⁡(85∘)\frac{QR}{\sin(42^\circ)} = \frac{16.1\, \text{m}}{\sin(85^\circ)}

Solve for QR:

QR=16.1×sin⁡(42∘)sin⁡(85∘)QR = \frac{16.1 \times \sin(42^\circ)}{\sin(85^\circ)} QR=16.1×0.66910.9962QR = \frac{16.1 \times 0.6691}{0.9962} QR=10.775510.9962QR = \frac{10.77551}{0.9962} QR≈10.816 mQR \approx 10.816\, \text{m}

Rounding to three significant figures:

10.8 m\boxed{10.8\, \text{m}}

(ii) Calculate the Area of triangle PQR
We use the formula for the area of a triangle given one side and all angles: Area =12c2sin⁡Asin⁡Bsin⁡C= \frac{1}{2} \frac{c^2 \sin A \sin B}{\sin C}.
Here, c=PQ=16.1 mc = PQ = 16.1\, \text{m}, A=∠QPR=42∘A = \angle QPR = 42^\circ, B=∠PQR=53∘B = \angle PQR = 53^\circ, and C=∠PRQ=85∘C = \angle PRQ = 85^\circ.

Area=12(PQ)2sin⁡(∠QPR)sin⁡(∠PQR)sin⁡(∠PRQ)\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{(PQ)^2 \sin(\angle QPR) \sin(\angle PQR)}{\sin(\angle PRQ)} Area=12(16.1)2sin⁡(42∘)sin⁡(53∘)sin⁡(85∘)\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{(16.1)^2 \sin(42^\circ) \sin(53^\circ)}{\sin(85^\circ)} Area=12259.21×0.6691×0.79860.9962\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{259.21 \times 0.6691 \times 0.7986}{0.9962} Area=12138.4710.9962\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{138.471}{0.9962} Area=12×139.000\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 139.000 Area≈69.500 m2\text{Area} \approx 69.500\, \text{m}^2

Rounding to three significant figures:

69.5 m2\boxed{69.5\, \text{m}^2}

(iii) Calculate the Shortest distance from R to PQ
The shortest distance from R to PQ is the altitude (height) from

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