### Mathematics Past Questions

4066

(a) Two places X and Y on the equator are on longitudes 67°E and 123°E respectively. (i) What is the distance between them along the equator? (ii) How far from the North pole is X? [Take $$\pi = \frac{22}{7}$$ and radius of earth = 6400km].

(b)  In the diagram, PQR is a circle centre O. N is the mid-point of chord PQ. |PQ| = 8cm, |ON| = 3cm and < ONR = 20°. Calculate the size of < ORN to the nearest degree.

4067

(a) Simplify $$(\frac{4}{25})^{-\frac{1}{2}} \times 2^{4} \div (\frac{15}{2})^{-2}$$

(b) Evaluate $$\log_{5} (\frac{3}{5}) + 3 \log_{5} (\frac{5}{2}) - \log_{5} (\frac{81}{8})$$.

4068

(a) If $$\varepsilon$$ is the set $${1, 2, 3,..., 19, 20}$$ and A, B and C are subsets of $$\varepsilon$$ such that A = { multiples of five}, B = {multiples of four} and C = {multiples of three}, list the elements of (i) A ; (ii) B ; (iii) C ;

(b) Find : (i) $$A \cap B$$ ; (ii) $$A \cap C$$ ; (iii) $$B \cup C$$.

(c) Using your results in (b), show that $$(A \cap B) \cup (A \cap C) = A \cap (B \cup C)$$.

4069

ABC is a triangle, right-angled at C. P is the mid-point of AC, < PBC = 37° and |BC| = 5 cm. Calculate :

(a) |AC|, correct to 3 significant figures ;

(b) < PBA.

4070

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.