Group C – Lesson 1

Example 1
Find the area of the shaded region, given that a square is inscribed into a right-angled
isosceles triangle.

Example 2
𝑚 and 𝑛 represent two different whole numbers. Given that

5⦶2=1
7 ⦶ 25 = 4
6 ⦶ 18 = 0

Evaluate (5 ⦶ 19) ⦶ 19.

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 Example 3
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Express in the form of a continuous fraction.
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Example 4
The figure below is made up of one square of side 50 cm, 3 identical semicircles. One of the
semicircles is shaded. Find the area of the shaded parts. Take 𝜋 = 3.14.

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 Example 5
Mr Tan drove from Town A to Town B at a constant speed of 40 𝑘𝑚/ℎ. He then drove
back from Town B to Town A at a constant speed of 70 𝑘𝑚/ℎ. The total time taken for
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the whole journey was 5 2 hours. Find the distance between the two towns.

Practice 1
The area of a regular hexagon 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹 is given as 12 cm2. 𝑀, 𝑁, 𝑃 are midpoints of 𝐴𝐵,
𝐶𝐷 and 𝐸𝐹. Find the area of ∆𝑀𝑁𝑃.

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 Practice 2
Given the following equations are true, evaluate 84.
32 = 6
43 = 24
72 = 42

Practice 3
Find the value of 𝑥 in

1 30
=
1 43
1+ 1
2+ 1
𝑥+4

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 Practice 4
The figure below is made up of two semicircles and a quadrant. Given that the radius of the
quadrant is 20 𝑐𝑚, calculate the area of the shaded parts. Take 𝜋 = 3.14.

Practice 5
Car A takes 6 hours to travel from Town A to Town B.
Car B takes 8 hours to travel from Town B to Town A.
They meet 35 𝑘𝑚 from the middle of the two towns.
What is the distance between Town A and Town B ?

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