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The surnames of 40 children in a class arranged in alphabetical order. 16 of the surnames begins with O and 9 of the surname begins with A, 14, of the letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname


If more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how may surnames begin with that letter
  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 5
  • E. 6
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The number of items produced by a company over a five- year period is given below:

Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
No produced 4100 2500 1500 1800 9200

(i) Plot a bar chart for this information; (ii) What is the average production for the five- year period.

 

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In the diagram, < PQR = < PSQ = 90°, |PS| = 9 cm, |SR| = 16 cm and |SQ| = x cm.

(a) Find the value of x using a trigonometric ratio.

(b) Calculate : (i) the size of < QRS to the nearest degree; (ii) |PQ|.

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(a) Given that \(\sin \alpha = 0.3907\), use tables to find the value of : (i) \(\tan \alpha\) ; (ii) \(\cos \alpha\).

(b) A ladder of length 4.5m leans against a vertical wall making an angle of 50° with the horizontal ground. If the bottom of a window is 4m above the ground, what is the distance between the top of the ladder and the bottom of the window? (Answer correct to the nearest cm)

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In a certain school, the lesson periods for each week are as itemised below: English 10, Mathematics 7, Biology 3, Statistics 4, Ibo 3, others 9. Draw a pie chart to illustrate this information.

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