Question 5

(a) In the diagram, PQST is a parallelogram, PR is a straight line, |TS| = 8cm, |SM| = 6cm and area of triangle PSR = \(36 cm^{2}\). Find the value of |QR|.

(b) A tree and a flagpole are on the same horizontal ground. A bird on top of the tree observes the top and bottom of the flagpole below it at angle of 45° and 60° respectively. If the tree is 10.65m high, calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the height of the flagpole.

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2016
Question no.
#5
Type
Theory

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