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O-LevelAdditional MathematicsDifferentiation and integrationMay/June 2015Paper 2 Q118 Marks

[Figure 11.1] The diagram shows a cuboid of height h units inside a right pyramid OPQRS of height 8 units and with square base of side 4 units. The base of the cuboid sits on the square base PQRS of the pyramid. The points A, B, C and D are corners of the cuboid and lie on the edges OP, OQ, OR and OS, respectively, of the pyramid OPQRS. The pyramids OPQRS and OABCD are similar.

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About This O-Level Additional Mathematics Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Additional Mathematics (4037) May/June 2015 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Differentiation and integration and is worth 8 marks.

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