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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #90 on: May 05, 2010, 04:01:05 pm »
ya its really old :P
and also hard. I cant think of anyway u can find the sides...
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #91 on: May 05, 2010, 04:02:56 pm »
By the way i have another question answer it for me ,plz!!

it's november 2000 paper 2 ...question 21) part a) .......i just wanna know y do i have to do this "180-54" .....i just don't get this part

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #92 on: May 05, 2010, 04:17:10 pm »
hey how do i do ques
11 b
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #93 on: May 05, 2010, 04:25:31 pm »
hey how do i do ques
11 b
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11b) \frac{x+3}{x} = \frac{1}{4}

       Cross multiply
      
       x = 4x + 12
 
      12 = -3x

     x = -4

13) \frac{x-2}{4} = \frac{2x+5}{3}

        cross multiply

          3x - 6 = 8x + 20

        -5x = 26

       x = -5.2
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #94 on: May 05, 2010, 04:30:18 pm »
which year is this from?

This is from November 1990 P4

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You need to do the "180 - 54" because the question says it is an obtuse angle, and the Sine function proves : Sin 54 = Sin(180-54)

Moreover, 54 is not an obtuse angle, an obtuse angle is defined as an angle being greater than 90 and less than 180.

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #95 on: May 05, 2010, 04:32:32 pm »
By the way i have another question answer it for me ,plz!!

it's november 2000 paper 2 ...question 21) part a) .......i just wanna know y do i have to do this "180-54" .....i just don't get this part

can someone plz answer me  :-\

as for contraentry ..thx alot for the help abt the other question .......just to let u kno i really want to help but i gtg cuz mystudy group r comin over .... srry  :-[

Ya okay. Look in the question they said its OBTUSE. And the your answer will be 54. However 54 means it acute. So u have to 180-54. I dont know exactly why but as i said it has to do with being obtuse
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #96 on: May 05, 2010, 04:32:48 pm »
By the way i have another question answer it for me ,plz!!

it's november 2000 paper 2 ...question 21) part a) .......i just wanna know y do i have to do this "180-54" .....i just don't get this part

can someone plz answer me  :-\

as for contraentry ..thx alot for the help abt the other question .......just to let u kno i really want to help but i gtg cuz mystudy group r comin over .... srry  :-[

Ok if u solve it using the sine method. You get 54 degree. However they say its obtuse which means sine x = 0.809 , x =/= 54.

in such situations, u have to use the trigonometric rule sine x = sine 180-x rule  to find any other angle whose sine is 0.809

thus, 180-54 = 126. sine 126 = 0.809

Answer : 126 (Obtuse)
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #97 on: May 05, 2010, 04:34:26 pm »
haha we all answered xD
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #98 on: May 05, 2010, 04:42:58 pm »
haha we all answered xD
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #99 on: May 05, 2010, 05:13:24 pm »
hey than k u adi +rep

kk how do i do this one
A company makes two models of television.
Model A has a rectangular screen that measures 44 cm by 32 cm.
Model B has a larger screen with these measurements increased in the ratio 5:4.
(a) Work out the measurements of the larger screen.
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #100 on: May 05, 2010, 05:14:48 pm »
5/4 = 1.25

1.25 * 44 = 55

1.25 * 32  = 40

55, 40
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #101 on: May 05, 2010, 05:52:48 pm »
A statue two metres high has a volume of five cubic metres.
A similar model of the statue has a height of four centimetres.
(a) Calculate the volume of the model statue in cubic centimetres.

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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #102 on: May 05, 2010, 06:37:47 pm »
I have stumbled upon a slight issue in solving one of the Paper 4's, could someone please explain how to go about solving this ?

part (d) & (e) of question 5, on the attached sheet.



Ok here goes the (d) part.

Let midpoint of the chord be G,perpendicular from centre bisects the chord AC.
Now AG = 1.8 m

Now two right angled triangles AOF and AGE are similar, therefore their corresponding sides will be proportional
OA/AG= AF/GE
2/1.8=5/GE
GE=(5*1.8)/2 = 4.5 m

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e) Consider the triangle OGC. OG = sqrt(2^2 - 1.8^2) = 0.87

     Let the point where GE intersects the circle be M.

      MG = 2 + 0.87 = 2.87

      Thus ME = 4.5 - 2.87 = 1.63

       OE =  ME + OM  = 3.63

      OD = sqrt(2^2 + 5^2) = sqrt(29)

      Consider the right angled triangle ODE. OE = 3.63, OD = sqrt(29), thus ED^2 + 3.63^2 = 29

ED^2 = 29 - 13.17 = 15.82

ED = sqrt(15.82) = 3.97

FE = ED = 3.97

FD = 8 (app.)

Area of trapezium   = 0.5* (3.6+8)*4.5 = 26.1

Area of whole Shape = 26.1 + Area of the semi-circle ABC.

Area of semi-circle ABC = 2.913

Thus the area of the whole shape = 29cm^2
« Last Edit: May 06, 2010, 07:20:14 pm by A@di »
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #103 on: May 05, 2010, 06:47:31 pm »
A statue two metres high has a volume of five cubic metres.
A similar model of the statue has a height of four centimetres.
(a) Calculate the volume of the model statue in cubic centimetres.

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V1/V2 = (l1/l2)3

so
5/v2 = (2/0.4)3
v2 = 5*(0.4)3
           (2)3

v2 = 0.04m3

0.04*1000
=40 cm3
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Re: IGCSE MATHS Doubts
« Reply #104 on: May 05, 2010, 06:49:30 pm »
Wow, thanks A@di, this is really simple to understand now... I took a more complicated approach, and arrived at the answer, but this pretty much sums it all up!
Once again, thank you so much! :) :)