Examples for secondary school students - page 65

  1. Three points 2
    vectors_sum0 The three points A(3, 8), B(6, 2) and C(10, 2). The point D is such that the line DA is perpendicular to AB and DC is parallel to AB. Calculate the coordinates of D.
  2. Boys and girls
    dices2_10 There are 11 boys and 18 girls in the classroom. Three pupils will answer. What is the probability that two boys will be among them?
  3. Diagonals of a rhombus 2
    rhombus3_4 One diagonal of a rhombus is greater than other by 4 cm . If the area of the rhombus is 96 cm2, find the side of the rhombus.
  4. Three students
    terc2_2 Three students independently try to solve the problem. The first student will solve a similar problem with a probability of 0.6, the second student will solve at a probability of 0.55, and the third will solve at a probability 0.04. The problem is resolved
  5. First man
    workers_7 What is the likelihood of a random event where are five men and seven women first will leave the man?
  6. Two pipes
    roura_1 How long will the pool be filled with a double supply pipe if it takes the pool to fill the first pipe by 4 hours longer and the second pipe 9 hours longer than both pipes open at the same time?
  7. Peroxide
    chemia_3 How many ml 30% of peroxide (H2O2) should be poured into 100ml H2O to give a 20% solution?
  8. Children playground
    lich_5 The playground has the shape of a trapezoid, the parallel sides have a length of 36 m and 21 m, the remaining two sides are 14 m long and 16 m long. Determine the size of the inner trapezoid angles.
  9. Diagonals
    diagonals_1 What x-gon has 54 diagonals?
  10. Tetrahedron
    3sidespyramid What is the angle of the sides from the base of a three-sided pyramid where the sides are identical?
  11. Rate or interest
    penize_45 At what rate percent will Rs.2000 amount to Rs.2315.25 in 3 years at compound interest?
  12. Utopia Island
    doktori A probability of disease A on the island of Utopia is 40%. A probability of occurrence among the men of this island, which make up 60% of all the population (the rest are women), is 50%. What is the probability of occurrence of A disease among women on Uto
  13. Average age
    candles_1 The company of five people has an average age of 46 years. The average age of the first four is 43 years. How many years has the fifth member of this company?
  14. Hyperbola
    hyperbola Find the equation of hyperbola that passes through the point M [30; 24] and has focal points at F1 [0; 4 sqrt 6], F2 [0; -4 sqrt 6].
  15. Cube edges
    cubes3_3 If the edge length of the cube increases by 50%, how does the volume of this cube increase?
  16. Electric input power
    resistor_7 Solve problems related to electric power: a) U = 120 V, I = 0.5 A, P =? b) P = 200 W, U = 230 V, I =? c) I = 5 A, P = 2200W, U =?
  17. Exponential equation
    exp_8 Determine the value of having y in the expression (3^y): (4^-1)=36.Y is a natural number greater than zero.
  18. Two diggers
    digging Two diggers should dig a ditch. If each of them worked just one-third of the time that the other digger needs, they'd dig up a 13/18 ditch together. Find the ratio of the performance of this two diggers.
  19. PIN code
    pin_2 PIN on Michael credit card is a four-digit number. Michael told this to his friend: • It is a prime number - that is, a number greater than 1, which is only divisible by number one and by itself. • The first digit is larger than the second. • The second.
  20. Six terms
    sequence_geo_3 Find the first six terms of the sequence a1 = -3, an = 2 * an-1

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