Question 6

(a) The scale of a map is 1 : 20,000. Calculate the area, in square centimetres, on the map of a forest reserve which covers 85\(km^{2}\).

(b) A rectangular playing field is 18m wide. It is surrounded by a path 6m wide such that its area is equal to the perimeter of the path. Calculate the length of the field.

(c)    The diagram shows a circle centre O. If < POQ = x°, the diameter of the circle is 7 cm and the area of the shaded portion is 27.5\(cm^{2}\). Find, correct to the nearest degree, the value of x. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2010
Question no.
#6
Type
Theory

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