Basic Engineering Mathematics, Fifth Edition

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Revision Test 10 : Areas and circles 239


determine the true area of the land in hectares
(1 hectare= 104 m^2 ). (4)


  1. Determine the shaded area in Figure RT10.5,
    correct to the nearest square centimetre. (3)


20cm

2cm

Figure RT10.5


  1. Determine the diameter of a circle, correct to
    the nearest millimetre, whose circumference is
    178 .4cm. (2)

  2. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 6.84cm,
    correct to 1 decimal place. (2)

  3. The circumference of a circle is 250mm. Find its
    area, correct to the nearest square millimetre. (4)

  4. Find the area of the sector of a circle having a
    radius of 50.0mm, with angle subtended at centre
    of 120◦.(3)

  5. Determine the total area of the shape shown in
    Figure RT10.6, correct to 1 decimal place. (7)


7.0m

10.0m

6.0m

Figure RT10.6


  1. The radius of a circular cricket groundis75m. The
    boundary is painted with white paint and 1 tin of
    paint will paint a line 22.5m long. How many tins
    of paint are needed? (3)

  2. Find the area of a 1.5m wide path surrounding a
    circular plot of land 100m in diameter. (3)

  3. A cyclometer shows 2530 revolutions in a dis-
    tance of 3.7km. Find the diameter of the wheel
    in centimetres, correct to 2 decimal places. (4)

  4. The minute hand of a wall clock is 10.5cm long.
    How far does the tip travel in the course of
    24 hours? (4)

  5. Convert
    (a) 125◦ 47 ′to radians.
    (b) 1.724 radians to degrees and minutes. (4)

  6. Calculate the length of metal strip needed to
    make the clip shown in Figure RT10.7. (7)


30 mm rad

15 mm rad

15 mm rad

70 mm 70 mm

75 mm

Figure RT10.7


  1. A lorry has wheels of radius 50cm. Calculate the
    number of complete revolutions a wheel makes
    (correct to the nearest revolution) when travelling
    3 miles (assume 1mile= 1 .6km). (4)

  2. The equation of a circle is
    x^2 +y^2 + 12 x− 4 y+ 4 =0. Determine
    (a) the diameter of the circle.
    (b) the co-ordinates of the centre of the circle.
    (7)

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