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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/12 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q92 Marks

The area of a rectangle is given as 8 cm², correct to the nearest cm².

  1. (a)Write down the lower bound for the area of the rectangle.[1]
  2. (b)The width of the rectangle is given as 2 cm, correct to the nearest cm. Calculate the lower bound for the length of the rectangle.[1]

Mark scheme

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  1. [1] 9(a) 7.5
  2. [1] 9(b) 3 nfww

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Topic
Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

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