(a) A cylindrical well of radius 1 metre is dug out to a depth of

MATHEMATICS
WAEC 2000

(a) A cylindrical well of radius 1 metre is dug out to a depth of 8 metres. (i) calculate, in m\(^{3}\), the volume of soil dug out ; (ii) if the soil is used to raise the level of rectangular floor of a room 4m by 12m, calculate, correct to the nearest cm, the thickness of the new layer of soil. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

(b)diagram illustrates quadrilateral

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which < DAB is a right- angle. |AB| = 3.3 cm, |BC| = 3.9 cm, |CD| = 5.6 cm. (i) find the length of BD. (ii) show that < BCD = 90°.

Explanation

(a)volume of a cylinder (i) r = 1m, h = 8m.

\(V = \pi r^{2} h = \frac{22}{7} \times 1^{2} \times 8\)

= \(\frac{176}{7}\)

= \(25.14 m^{3}\)

(ii) \(V = L \times B \times H\)

\(\frac{176}{7} = 4 \times 12 \times h\)

\(h = \frac{176}{7} \div 48\)

\(h = \frac{11}{21}m\)

= \(\frac{1100}{21} cm = 52.38 cm\)

\(\approxeq 52 cm\) (nearest whole number)

(b)(i)pythagoras theorem\(3.3^{2} + 5.6^{2} = BD^{2}\)

\(BD = \sqrt{3.3^{2} + 5.6^{2}}\)

= \(\sqrt{10.89 + 31.36}\)

= \(\sqrt{42.25} = 6.5 cm\)

(ii)pythagoras theorem

If < BCD is right- angled, then Pythagoras rule holds true.

\(BD^{2} = 5.2^{2} + 3.9^{2} = 27.04 + 15.21\)

= \(42.25\)

\(BD = \sqrt{42.25} = 6.5 cm\)

Hence, \(\Delta BCD\) is right-angled.



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