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O-LevelMathematicsMensuration4024/21 · May/June 2024 · Q710 Marks

A cuboid has dimensions 5 cm by 12 cm by h cm. The volume of the cuboid is 480 cm³. Calculate the value of h. h=

  1. (a)A cuboid has dimensions 5 cm by 12 cm by h cm. The volume of the cuboid is 480 cm³. Calculate the value of h. h=[2]
  2. (b)(i)ABCDE is a pentagon. AE is parallel to BD. AE = 21 cm, BD = 16cm and DE = 8 cm. Angle DEA = 90° and angle CBD = 65°. Calculate angle BAE. Angle BAE =[3]
  3. (b)(ii)The area of pentagon ABCDE is 200 cm². Calculate the length of BC. BC = cm[5]

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  1. [2] 8
  2. [2] M1 for 5 × 12 × h = 480 oe
  3. [3] 58[.0] or 57.99... nfww
  4. [3] M2 for tan[] = 8/(21-16) oe
  5. [3] or B1 for horizontal distance 21 – 16 soi
  6. [5] 7.17 or 7.171 to 7.172
  7. [5] M2 for 200 - (1/2)(16+21)×8 oe
  8. [5] or M1 for (1/2)(16+21)×8 oe
  9. [5] M2 for (2×their 52)/16 = 16/sin 65 oe
  10. [5] or M1 for 1/2 × BC × 16 × sin 65 oe
  11. [5] or for [height =] (2×their 52)/16

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Topic
Mensuration, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 10 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2024 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 7.

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