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(c) 0.000 4 (d)
529
3. Without using a calculator, find two consecutive numbers between which each of the following lies.
(a) 30
30
30
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i.e.
30
(b) 180
180
180
i.e.
180
4. Find the values of the following numbers. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures if
necessary.)
4
(c) 3.62 (d)
15
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1. Find the value of the unknown in each of the following figures. (Give your answers correct to
3 significant figures if necessary.)
(a) Q 24 P
18 p
p2 ( )2 ( )2 (Pyth. theorem)
p
(b) A
15 15
B a C
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(c) C
18
5
A c B
(d) P
17
r
R
32 Q
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2. In the figure, S is the mid-point of QR and PS QR. P
Q
S
18
R
17 cm
15 cm
D C
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4. In the figure, find the area of pentagon ABCDE. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A
7 cm
B E
4 cm
C 12 cm D
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5. The figure shows rhombus ABCD. The lengths of the diagonals AC and BD are 10 cm and 8 cm
respectively. The diagonals are perpendicular to each other and bisect each other at F. Find the
perimeter of rhombus ABCD. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A
B D
F
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6. In the figure, D is a point on AC such that AD DC .
A
D
6m
19 m
C
(a) Find the length of AB. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
(b) Find the length of BC. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
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1. Determine whether each of the following triangles is a right-angled triangle. If yes, indicate the right
angle.
(a) A
20
39
B
36
C
AB 2 BC 2
AC 2
AB 2 BC 2 □ AC 2
ABC
(b) P 30 R
34 16
PR 2 RQ 2
PQ 2
PR 2 RQ 2 □ PQ 2
PQR
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2. (a) Prove that ABC in the figure is a right-angled B
10.5 A
triangle.
14
17.5
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3. (a) Find the area of PQR in the figure. P 24 Q
h 7
25
(b) Express the area of PQR in terms of h. Hence find the value of h.
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4. In the figure, D is a point on AB. C
A 32 D 10 B
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1. At 12:00 noon, aeroplane A is 800 km due west of the airport, while aeroplane B is 1 000 km due north
of the airport. If aeroplane A and aeroplane B are on the same horizontal line, what is the distance
between these two aeroplanes? (Give your answer correct to the nearest km.)
N
B
1 000 km
Airport
A 800 km
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2. Given that the perimeter of a square wooden board is
60 cm, find the length of the diagonal of the board. (Give Diagonal
your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
Perimeter 60 cm
A (0, 20)
x
B ( 21, 0) O
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4. A car and a bus travel at the speeds of 80 km/h due east and 70 km/h due south respectively from
point A at the same time. What is the distance between the car and the bus after two hours? (Give your
answer correct to the nearest km.)
A 80 km/h
70 km/h
N
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5. A pole of 2.5 m long leans against a vertical wall and its upper end is 1.8 m above the ground. If the
upper end of the pole slides down by 0.2 m, how far will the lower end of the pole move from its
original position? (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
0.2 m
2.5 m 1.8 m
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Simplify the following. (1 4)
32 ( )( ) 22 ( )( )
(c) 77 72 ( ) (d) 58
72 ( )
2. (a) 44 2( )
( ) (b) 63 3( )
( )
2( )
3( )
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7 ( ) 27 ( )
3. (a) (b)
169 ( ) 4 ( )
( )
( )
14 32
(c) (d)
81 225
216 ( )
4. (a) 2 32 (b)
12 ( )
6 12 42
(c) (d)
50 8 28
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
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Rationalize the denominators of the following. (1 2)
1 1 ( ) 2 2 ( )
1. (a) (b)
6 6 ( ) 5 5 ( )
9 15
(c) (d)
11 10
5 5 ( ) 2 7 2 7 ( )
2. (a) (b)
30 30 ( ) 21 21 ( )
81 81 44
(c) (d)
5 5 3
( )
( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
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Simplify the following. (3 4)
3. (a) 5 5 2 5 (b) 14 3 14
( ) 5
2 6
(c) 16 13 9 13 (d) 2 6
5
4. (a) 8 18 (b) 54 5 24
5
(c) 4 75 12 (d) 5 28 3 7
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1. Determine whether each of the following numbers is a perfect square. If yes, find the square roots of
the number.
(a) 24 (b) 36
(c) 110 (d) 450
(e) 784 (f) 1 089
3. Without using a calculator, find the square roots of the following numbers.
(a) 81 (b) 196
1
(c) 484 (d)
144
169 121
(e) (f)
4 100
4. Find the values of the following numbers. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.)
(a) 21 (b) 120
(c) 950 (d) 0.7
55 227
(e) (f)
6 5
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5. Without using a calculator, find two consecutive numbers between which each of the following lies.
(a) 22 (b) 35
(c) 60 (d) 140
(e) 380 (f) 480
6. Without using a calculator, find the square roots of the following numbers.
361 256
(a) (b)
400 729
625
(c) (d) 2.89
324
(e) 4.84 (f) 0.002 5
7. Find the values of the following expressions. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.)
8. Find the values of the unknowns in the following. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.)
(a) B (b) P (c) A 6 C
8 3
a
7
11 c
Q b R
C 9 A
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9. Find the values of the unknowns in the following. (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.)
(a) A (b) Q (c) Q r P
10
11
p 5
B 14
20
14 P q R
C R
16
c
B D C
5
11. In the figure, find the length of each side of square ABCD. A D
B C
12. In the figure, the area of ABC is 364 cm 2. Find the length A
26 cm
B C
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13. In the figure, AB 34 cm and AC : BC 8 : 15. Find the length of BC.
B
34 cm
C A
12 cm
B E C
28 cm
12 cm
A E B
18 cm
Q 12 cm R
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17. In the figure, find the perimeter of quadrilateral ABCD. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
7 cm B
A
5 cm
13 cm C
p
W 40
47
19. In the figure, find the perimeter of pentagon PQRST. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.)
T
P S
25 cm
30 cm
Q R
7 cm
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20. Determine whether each of the following triangles is a right-angled triangle. If yes, indicate the right
angle.
(a) A (b) A 15 B (c) A
7.5
C
40 9
24
18
18
C 19.5
B 32 C
21. In the figure, the areas of squares ABCD, DPQR and ARST are 65 cm2 , 90 cm 2 and 155 cm 2
respectively. Determine whether ADR is a right angle.
Q
Area 90 cm 2
R S
P
C A T
Area 65 cm2
B
Q 5 R
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23. In the figure, D is a point on BC and BD DC. A
triangle. A
B 2.5 C Q R
B C
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27. The lengths of the hour hand and minute hand of a watch are 8 mm and 15 mm respectively. What is
the distance between the tips of these two hands when it is 9 o’clock?
12
15 mm
9 3
8 mm
28. A ladder of 5 m long leans against a vertical wall. If the upper end of the ladder is 3.5 m above the
ground, what is the distance between the lower end of the ladder and the wall? (Give your answer
correct to 3 significant figures.)
5m
3.5 m
29. In each of the following figures, find the coordinates of B and the length of OA.
(a) y (b) y
A (12, 16)
x
O
B
A (12, 9)
x
O B
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30. One end of a rope of 6.4 m long is fixed at point D on the ground, while the other end is at point B on
a lamp post. The distances from point B to top A and to bottom C of the lamp post are the same.
If DC 3.6 m , find the height of the lamp post. (Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.)
A
6.4 m
D 3.6 m C
31. In the figure, two vertical poles are 5 m apart and the height of the shorter pole is 3 m. If the distance
between the tops of the poles is 7 m, what is the height of the longer pole? (Give your answer correct
to 3 significant figures.)
7m
3m
5m
A (9, 6) B (3, 6)
x
O
C (3, 3)
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33. In the figure, the lighthouse is 20 m high. The top A of the lighthouse is connected to points C and D
on the ground by two wires, where CBD is a straight line. If AC AD 30 m, find the distance
between C and D. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A
30 m 30 m
20 m
C B D
34. The figure shows a rectangular top ABCD of a desk. If the area of ABCD is 0.98 m 2 and AB 2 BC,
find the length of diagonal AC. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A B
D C
35. The length and width of a field are 130 m and 74 m respectively.
A D
74 m Field
B C
130 m
36. Given that the area of a square wooden board is 125 cm 2, find the length of the diagonal of the board.
(Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
Diagonal
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37. Oscar walked due west from point A at a speed of 60 m / min. After 3 minutes, he reached point B. A tree
is 425 m and 385 m away from points A and B respectively.
B A
385 m 425 m
38. In the figure, find the length of PR. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
y
P (2, 4) Q (4, 4)
x
O
39. Find the area of the polygon in the figure. (Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
4 cm
3 cm
1 cm
2 cm
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40. Simplify the following.
(a) 27 (b) 54
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44. Simplify the following.
40 125
(a) 15 20 75 (b)
18
21 70 315
(c) (d)
54 12 105
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47. Rationalize the denominators of the following.
64 32
(a) (b)
7 15
11 25
(c) (d)
48 128
135 168
(e) (f)
72 30
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Worksheet 6A (page 6.1) Worksheet 6F (page 6.19)
1. (a) 17 or 17 (b) 30 or 30 6 2 5 9 11 3 10
1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 6 5 11 2
(c) 0.02 or 0.02 (d) or
23 23
6 2 3 9 5 2 33
2. (a) Yes (b) No 2. (a) (b) (c) (d)
6 3 5 3
(c) Yes (d) No
8 6
3. (a) Between 5 and 6 (b) Between 13 and 14 3. (a) 7 5 (b) 4 14 (c) 7 13 (d)
5
4. (a) 8.94 (b) 32
(c) 1.90 (d) 0.516 4. (a) 5 2 (b) 13 6 (c) 18 3 (d) 7 7
(e) 10.4 (f) 14.5
6.35 35
5 10
48. (a) 17 3 (b) 10 7 (c)
Build-up Exercise 6D (page 6.28) 2
27. 17 mm (d) 11 5 (e) 3 11 (f) 4 15
28. 3.57 m 49. (a) 12 3 (b) 6 15 (c) 37 7
29. (a) B (12, 0), OA 20 units
(d) 3 2 (e) 18 5 (f) 6
(b) B (0, 9), OA 15 units
30. 10.6 m
31. 7.90 m
32. 36 units
33. 44.7 m
34. 1.57 m
35. 54.4 m
36. 15.8 cm
37. (b) 488 m
38. 7.21 units
39. 6.41 cm 2
3 3 3 4 5
42. (a) (b) (c)
8 10 7
2 6 3 3 15
(d) (e) (f)
3 5 28
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