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Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius 6 cm with a central angle of 60°. (Use pi = 22/7)
A18.86 cm²
B21.42 cm²
C24.50 cm²
D36.00 cm²
A person travels from city A to city B at 40 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is his average speed for the whole journey?
A48 km/h
B50 km/h
C52 km/h
D54 km/h
If cos(theta) = 3/5, what is the value of (1 + tan^2(theta))?
A16/9
B25/9
C25/16
D9/16
A vertical pole 12 m long casts a shadow 8 m long on the ground. At the same time, a tower casts a shadow 40 m long. Find the height of the tower.
A45 m
B50 m
C60 m
D75 m
If 30% of (A + B) = 50% of (A – B), find the ratio A:B.
A2:1
B3:1
C4:1
D5:1
Find the length of the altitude of an equilateral triangle with side length 12 cm.
A4*sqrt(3) cm
B6*sqrt(3) cm
C8*sqrt(3) cm
D9 cm
Two cards are drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards without replacement. Find the probability that both are Kings.
A1/221
B1/169
C1/13
D2/52
If the price of petrol increases by 25%, by what percentage must a motorist reduce consumption so that expenditure remains constant?
A15%
B20%
C25%
D30%