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If two tangents are inclined at 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3cm then find length of each tangent.

OR


PQ is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P. If ΔOPQ is an isosceles triangle, then find ∠OQP.



In ΔPAO


tan30° = AO/PA


1/√3 = 3/PA


PA = 3√3 cm


OR



In ΔOPQ


P + Q + O = 180°


2Q + P = 180°


2Q + 90°= 180° (Radius is perpendicular to tangent at point of contact)


2Q = 90°


Q = 45°


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SCALE FACTOR AND SIMILARITY


SCALE FACTOR


A scale drawing of an object is the same shape as the object but a different size.


The scale of a drawing is a comparison of the length used on a drawing to the length it represents. The scale is written as a ratio.


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The ratio of two corresponding sides in similar figures is called the scale factor.


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Rotation or Turn



Reflection or Flip



Translation or Slide



Hence, two shapes are Similar when one can become the other after a resize, flip, slide or turn.


(a) A model of a boat is made on the scale of 1:4. The model is 120cm long. The full size of the boat has a width of 60cm. What is the width of the scale model?



(i) 20 cm (ii) 25 cm (iii) 15 cm (iv)240 cm


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(i) They are flipped horizontally


(ii)They are dilated by a scale factor


(iii)They are translated down


(iv)They are not the mirror image of one another


(c) If two similar triangles have a scale factor of a: b. Which statement regarding the two triangles is true?


(i)The ratio of their perimeters is 3a : b


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Case Study Based- 4

100m RACE



A stopwatch was used to find the time that it took a group of students to run 100 m.



(a) Estimate the mean time taken by a student to finish the race.


(i)54


(ii)63


(iii)43


(iv)50


(b) What will be the upper limit of the modal class?


(i)20


(ii)40


(iii)60


(iv)80


(c) The construction of cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the


(i)Mean


(ii)Median


(iii)Mode


(iv)All of the above


(d) The sum of lower limits of median class and modal class is


(i)60


(ii)100


(iii)80


(iv)140


(e) How many students finished the race within 1 minute?


(i)18


(ii)37


(iii)31


(iv)8