In the diagram, EH is an arc of a circle centre O. FH is a tangent to the circle at H and QF is a straight line |QH| = 8 cm and ∠ EQH = 60°.
Calculate:
(a)
the length of EF;
(b)
correct to three significant figures, the area of the shaded portion.
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In the frustum of a cone, the bottom diameter is thrice the top diameter.
(a)
If the height of the frustum is 12 cm, calculate the height of the whole cone.
(b)
Given that the volume of the whole cone is 39,600 cm3, find, correct to four significant figures, the radius.
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A mason hired a labourer to fill a cubic rubber tank of length 1.2 m with water.
The labourer used a container of volume 54 litres. If the mason agreed to pay GH₵ 1.75 for a container of water fetched, calculate:
(a)
in litres, the volume of the tank;
(b)
the number of containers of water that can fill the tank;
(c)
the amount of money paid to the labourer to fill the tank with water.
A solid right triangular prism of length 12 cm and a cross-section which is an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm. Find, correct to four significant figures, the total surface area.
The diagram is a cylindrical pipe with length 210 cm. It has external diameter of 16 cm and is 1 cm thick.
Find the volume of the metal used in constructing the pipe.
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A solid metal cylinder of height 6 m and diameter 28 cm is melted and recast into smaller solid cylinders. Each of the smaller cylinders is 14 cm high and 0.5 cm in diameter.
How many smaller cylinders were obtained?
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(a)
A cone and a pyramid have equal heights and volumes. If the base area of the pyramid is 154 cm2, find the radius of the cone.
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A spherical bowl of radius r cm is a quarter full when 6 litres of water is poured into it.
Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the diameter of the bowl.
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In the diagram |AB| = |AD| = 8 cm and |CD| = 5 cm. If ∠ BCD = 90° and ∠ BAD = 50°, calculate, correct to the nearest whole number:
(i)
|BD|;
(ii)
the area of ∆BCD.
A cow is tied to a post at the centre of a square grazing field of side 25 m by a rope 10 m long.
Find, correct to two decimal places the percentage of the field the cow is able to graze on.
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A solid cube of side 8 cm was melted to form a solid circular cone. The base radius of the cone is 4 cm. Calculate, correct to one decimal place, the height of the cone.
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The angle of a sector of a circle with radius 22 cm is 60°. If the sector is folded such that the straight edges coincide, forming a cone, calculate, correct to one decimal place, the
(a)
radius;
(b)
height;
(c)
volume of the cone.
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The perimeter of a square and a rectangle is the same. The width of the rectangle is 6 cm and its area is 16 cm2 less than the area of the square. Find the area of the square.