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ertical TSA+DSE Set

Geometry & Statistics Practice for DSE (A) Set 2

1. Box A contains five balls numbered 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 respectively while box B contains five
balls numbered 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 respectively. If one ball is randomly drawn from each box,
find the probability that the product of the two numbers drawn is not less than 40.

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 2. The coordinates of the points A and B are (–7 , 4) and (–12 , 14) respectively. A is rotated
anticlockwise about the origin through 90 to A. B is translated downwards by 25 units to B.

(a) Write down the coordinates of A and B.

(b) Prove that AB is perpendicular to AB.

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 3. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the ages of members in a
volunteer group.

Stem (tens) Leaf (units)

1 m 2 2 3 5 7 8
2 4 4 x y 6 8 8 9
3 1 2 2 3 n

It is given that the median and the mode of the distribution are 25 and 24 respectively.

(a) Find x and y.

(b) Find the greatest possible mean of the distribution.

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 4. An inverted right circular conical vessel is held vertically. It contains water of depth 36 cm.
After Sandy pours out 1 900 cm3 of water from the vessel, the depth of water in the vessel
decreases to 24 cm.

(a) Express the final volume of water in the vessel in terms of .

(b) Sandy claims that the final area of the wet curved surface is less than 900 cm2. Do you
agree? Explain your answer.

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 5. In the figure, ABDF is a rectangle and ABCE is a rhombus. FEDC is a straight line. AE and
BF intersect at the point G such that AB = 16 cm and GE = 6 cm.
A B

F E D C

(a) Prove that △ABG ~ △EFG.

(b) Is △BCF a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.

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