In the diagram, ABCD is a trapezium in which \(AD \parallel BC\) and \(< ABC\) is a right angle. If |AD| = 15 cm, |BD| = 17 cm and |BC| = 9 cm, calculate :
(a) |AB| ;
(b) the area of the triangle BCD ;
(c) |CD| ;
(d) perimeter of the trapezium.
(a) Solve the simultaneous equations 3y - 2x = 21 ; 4y + 5x = 5.
(b) Six identical cards numbered 1 - 6 are placed face down. A card is to be picked at random. A person wins $60.00 if he picks the card numbered 6. If he picks any of the other cards, he loses $10.00 times the number on the card. Calculate the probability of (i) losing ; (ii) losing $20.00 after two picks.
The table gives the frequency distribution of marks obtained by a group of students in a test.
Marks | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Frequency | 5 | x - 1 | x | 9 | 4 | 1 |
If the mean is 5,
(a) Calculate the value of x;
(b) Find the : (i) mode ; (ii) median of the distribution.
(c) If one of the students is selected at random, find the probability that he scored at least 7 marks.
(a) A cylindrical pipe is 28 metres long. Its internal radius is 3.5 cm and external radius 5 cm. Calaulate : (i) the volume, in cm\(^{3}\), of metal used in making the pipe ; (ii) the volume of water in litres that the pipe can hold when full, correct to 1 decimal place. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
(b) In the diagram, MP is a tangent to the circle LMN at M. If the chord LN is parallel to MP, show that the triangle LMN is isosceles.
(a) Given that \(\sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B\). Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate \(\sin 105°\), leaving your answer in the surd form.
(You may use 105° = 60° + 45°)
(b) The houses on one side of a particular street are assigned odd numbers, starting from 11. If the sum of the numbers is 551, how many houses are there?
(c) The 1st and 3rd terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P) are \(2\) and \(\frac{2}{9}\) respectively. Find :
(i) the common difference ; (ii) the 5th term.