2024 FINAL PUSH

TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS

TOPIC BASED EXAM REVISION

PAPER 2:
MENSURATION, CIRCLES, ANGLES &
ANGLULAR MOVEMENT

QUESTIONS
2024 JUNE SC/NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10
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10.1 The picture and diagram below show the rear wheel of a training bicycle.

The rim has a radius of 26 inches and the thickness of the tyre is 24 mm.

10.1.1 Convert 26 inches to metres if 1 inch = 0,0254 metres. (1)

10.1.2 Calculate, in metres, the diameter of the wheel which includes the tyre. (2)

10.1.3 If the circumferential velocity of a particle on the outer edge of the wheel
is 60 km/h, determine the rotational frequency of the wheel in revolutions
per second. (4)

10.2 The picture and diagram below show the area covered by a beam of light cast by a
torch lying on the floor.

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The light beam covers a distance of 1,8 metres and the beam angle is α.

The floor area covered by the beam of light is 2,5 m2.

Show that α (in degrees) is an acute angle. Justify your answer. (5)

10.3 The picture and the diagram below show the circular top of a can with centre O.

The radius OB = 26 mm

AB is a chord and the height, MC, of the smaller segment, is 20 mm.

Determine the length of chord AB. (4)

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QUESTION 11

11.1 The picture of an irregular figure with straight side AB is shown below.
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The ordinates of this figure are 2,96 cm, 6,99 cm, 3,98 cm, 2 cm, 6,05 cm and
3,99 cm.

Right-angled ABC with AC = 11,18 cm and BC = 10 cm is not part of the

irregular figure.

11.1.1 Calculate the length of AB to the nearest integer. (2)

11.1.2 If AB is divided into five equal parts, as shown in the diagram, determine
the width of each of the equal parts. (1)

11.1.3 Hence, determine, by using the mid-ordinate rule, the area of the irregular
figure. (3)

11.2 The diagram below represents a cylindrical design of a storage container, with
identical cones on both ends.

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The diameter of the cylindrical part is 3,67 metres and the total height is 9,56 metres.

The height of each cone is 1,5 metres.

The slant height of each cone is 2,37 metres.

The following formulae may be used:

Volume of a cylinder =π r 2 h
1
Volume of a cone = π r 2 h
3
=2 π r 2 +2 π r h
Total surface area of a cylinder
Total surface area of a cone¿ π r 2 +π r ℓ , where ℓ is the slant height of a cone.

11.2.1 Determine:

(a) The length of the radius of the cone (1)

(b) The height of the cylinder (1)

11.2.2 Calculate the volume of the container. (3)

11.2.3 Determine whether 100 m2 of material is sufficient to manufacture the

container. (6)
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2023 NOVEMBER NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10
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10.1 The picture and diagram below show two circular pulleys, A and B, connected with
a belt and moving anti-clockwise.

Pulley A has a radius of 50 cm and pulley B has a radius of 20 cm.

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The belt covers 9 of the circumference of pulley A.
The belt forms tangents to the pulleys at points C, D, E and F.

160 π
The arch length of DE = 9 cm.

Pulley A Pulley B

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10.1.1 Show that reflex C A F=200 ° (1)

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10.1.2 Convert reflex C A F=200 ° to radians. (1)

10.1.3 Hence, determine the major arc length of CF. (3)

10.1.4 Pulley A rotates at 500 revolutions per minute (r/min).

(a Calculate the circumferential velocity (cm/min) of a particle on the

) belt at point F. (3)

(b) Hence, determine, in revolutions per second, the rotational frequency

of pulley B. (4)

10.1.5 Determine the area of the shaded minor sector DBE. (3)

10.2 A rectangular advertisement board with a length of 4,6 metres and a breadth of
1,8 metres will be positioned on the semicircular wall as indicated in the diagram
below. The height h from the top part of the rectangular board to the top part of the
semicircular wall is 0,72 metres longer than the breadth of the rectangular
advertisement board.

10.2.1 Determine the value of height h. (1)

10.2.2 Hence, calculate the length of the diameter of the semicircular wall. (4)
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QUESTION 11
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11.1 The irregular figure below has a horizontal straight side, 12 cm long, which is divided
into 6 equal parts.
The ordinates dividing the parts are 8 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm, h, 7,22 cm, 3,42 cm and
2 cm.
The length of h is the average of the third and fifth ordinates.

8 cm
h
7,22
6 cm cm

4 cm
3,42 cm
2 cm

12 cm

11.1.1 Write down the width of each of the equal parts. (1)

11.1.2 Determine the value of h. (2)

11.1.3 Hence, determine the area of the irregular figure by using the
mid-ordinate rule. (3)

11.2 The pictures below show spherical soccer balls. Picture A represents ball A with
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radius = 11 cm and picture B represents a smaller ball B with radius = x cm.

Soccer ball A with radius r = 11 cm Soccer ball B with radius r = x cm

Picture A
Picture B

Calculate x, the radius of ball B, if the volume of ball B is half the volume of ball A.
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V = π r3
The volume of a sphere is given by 3 (5)

11.3 The diagram below shows a closed cone. The radius of the cone is 5 cm. It has a
height of 6 cm and a slant height (l) of 7,81 cm.

7,81 cm
6 cm

5 cm

11.3.1 Calculate the surface area of the cone, where:

(2)
Surface area =π r 2 +π r l
11.3.2 The radius of the cone is increased by 20% and the height of the cone is
decreased by 10%.

Determine whether the new surface area is greater than the surface area of
the original cone. (5)
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TOTAL: 150

2023 JUNE NSC EXAM

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QUESTION 9

9.1 State the TWO conditions that are necessary for two triangles to be similar. (2)

9.2 A stack of steel rods is shown in the picture below. Each steel rod has a length of
3 metres.

A customer bought ONE rod and requested that it should be cut in the ratio 2 : 3.

Calculate the length of EACH of the two pieces. (3)

9.3 In the diagram below, AD and CB intersect at E with AB || CD.

9.3.1 Show, with reasons, that ∆ABE ||| ∆DCE (3)

9.3.2 If AE : ED = 4 : 5 and CB = 80 mm, calculate, with reasons, the length

of BE. (4)
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QUESTION 10

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10.1 Write down the conversion factor for degrees to radians. (1)

10.2 Indicate whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write only 'true' or
'false' next to the question number in the ANSWER BOOK.

If two wheels with different diameters are moving at the same circumferential
velocity, then their angular velocity is the same. (1)

10.3 The picture and the diagram below show a tractor and its wheels. The rear wheel has
a radius of 650 mm. The circumferential velocity of the rear wheel at the point where
it is in contact with the ground is 45 km/h.

10.3.1 Calculate the rotational frequency of the rear wheel in revolutions per
second. (4)
10.3.2 Hence, determine, in radians per second, the angular velocity of the rear
wheel.
(3)

10.4 The diagram below models a sector of a circular farm. The shaded area must be
covered with a net. PQ = 50 m and QR = 35 m
2
π rad .
The central angle of the sector is 9

Determine whether the shaded area can be covered by 1 500 m2 of netting. (5)

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10.5 The picture and the diagram below model a brake disc, with centre O, and a brake
pad of a wheel of a car. PR is the diameter of the brake disc. The brake pad covers a
segment with height BR of the brake disc. Radius OP of the disc is 15 cm and
chord AC = 18 cm is the length of the brake pad.

Determine the height of BR. (5)

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QUESTION 11

11.1 The diagram below shows a rectangular piece of carpet. A piece of the
carpet (represented by the shaded part) must be cut off. The remaining
unshaded part of the carpet will then fit along a curved wall.
The horizontal length is 2 m. The vertical width is divided into five
equal parts. The length of two of the five equal parts is given as 0,4 m.

The lengths of the ordinates are: 2 m; 1,7 m; 1,59 m; 1,52 m; 1,48 m;

1,42 m

11.1.1 Write down the length of ONE of the equal parts. (1)

11.1.2 Determine the area of the carpet required to fit along the curved wall by
using the mid-ordinate rule. (3)

11.1.3 If the length of each ordinate is increased by x, while the number of equal
parts remains the same, then the new area of the carpet required to fit along
the curved wall will be equal to 4 m2. Determine the value of x. (3)

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11.2 The diagram below models an open hemispherical bowl. The bowl has a
radius of
30 cm.

The following formulae may be used:

Surface area of a sphere = 4 π r2

4 3
πr
Volume of a sphere = 3
1 mℓ = 1 cm3

11.2.1 Calculate the exterior surface area of the open hemispherical bowl. (3)

11.2.2 Calculate how long it will take to fill the bowl to 75% of its volume if the
flow rate of the water is 90 mℓ per second. (5)
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2022 NOVEMBER NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10

10.1 Below is a picture of a bearing. The diagram below the picture models the bearing
with an outer diameter of 32 mm and an inner diameter of 12 mm.
O is the centre of the circles.
P, M and R are points on the circumference of the bigger circle.
PR is a chord of the outer circle and is a tangent to the inner circle at point T.
TM is the height of segment PMR.

Determine:

10.1.1 The circumferential velocity (in metres per second) of a particle at

point M on the bearing when it rotates at 5 000 revolutions per minute (4)

10.1.2 The length, in millimetres, of chord PR (5)

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10.2  The picture and the diagram below show a belt crossing at point B around two
pulleys with centres F and G which are 500 mm apart.
 The smaller pulley is connected to a motor.
 As the smaller pulley, with centre F and a radius of 50 mm rotates, it causes the
larger pulley, with centre G and a radius of 130 mm, to rotate in the opposite
direction.
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 Reflex A F E = 222
 AB = 30 √19 mm
The diagram shows the two parallel pulleys.

70 √ 23

30 √ 19 mm 130 mm
50 mm

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Convert 222 to radians. (1)
10.2.1

10.2.2 Calculate the area of major sector AE. (3)

Determine the total length of the crossed belt if the length of the major arc
10.2.3 CD is 503 mm. (7)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 A farmer has an irregular piece of land on his farm that he wants to use. He
determines that one straight side of the land is 1,2 km in length.

He divides this straight side of the land into four equal segments, resulting in five
different ordinates of lengths, 7,72 m, 5,32 m, q, 4,36 m and 6,72 m, as shown in the
diagram below.

11.1.1 Convert 1,2 km to metres. (1)

11.1.2 If the area of the irregular piece of land is 6 948 m2, determine the
numerical value of q. (5)

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11.2 A fuel station uses a horizontal right cylindrical tank to store fuel
underground.
The storage tank is filled to contain at most 68 m3 of fuel (FIGURE A).
The fuel tank of a car is filled to contain at most 52 litres of fuel (FIGURE B).

 The height of the cylindrical storage tank is 10 m and the radius is 1,5 m.
 The capacity of the right cylindrical storage tank is 70,69 m3
 The capacity of the car fuel tank is 55 litres.

FIGURE A FIGURE B

V =70 ,69 m3 V =55 litres

Total surface area of a closed right cylinder = 2π r 2 + 2π r h

Volume of a right cylinder = π r 2 h

11.2.1 The right cylindrical storage tank is covered with special material to
prevent leakage. The material used costs R8,93 per square metre.

Show that the cost of material used to cover the right cylindrical tank will
not exceed R1 000. (4)

11.2.2 The right cylindrical storage tank and the car fuel tank have air space
when filled to the given capacity.

Determine which ONE of the tanks will have a bigger percentage air
space. (5)
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2022 JUNE NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10

10.1 The outboard motor (pictured below) is used to propel boats through water and has
a 4-stroke engine. At cruising speed, the engine causes the tips of the propeller blades
to rotate at a circumferential velocity of 30 km/h. The diagram alongside depicts the
circular path formed by the rotating propeller blades and the radius of the circular
path is 180 mm.

Radius of the circular path

formed by the rotating
propeller blades
Rotating propeller
blades

10.1.1 Convert 30 km/h, the circumferential velocity, to metres per second. (2)

10.1.2 Hence, determine the angular velocity of the rotating blades in radians per
second.
(4)

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10.2 The picture below shows a motorcycle drive belt that uses a three-pulley system. The
diagram below the picture models the system.

 The radius of the circle (centre A) is 5 cm and major arc BC subtends a central
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reflex angle B AC equal to 210 °.
 The area of the shaded sector EFD of the largest circle (centre D) is 54π cm2.
 The largest circle has a radius of 9 cm and major arc EF subtends a central
reflex angle of θ .
 The height of minor segment GH in relation to chord EF is 7 cm.
 The rubber belt in contact with the smallest circle (centre I) is represented by
minor arc JK.
 The length of the rubber belt around the entire system is 140 cm.

Rubber belt

10.2.1 Convert 210 ° to radians. (1)

10.2.2 Hence, determine the length of major arc BC. (3)

10.2.3 Calculate the size of θ in the largest circle with centre D. (3)

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10.2.4 Determine the length of chord EF. (3)

10.2.5 If the length of minor arc JK is 4,19 cm, calculate the length of the rubber
belt that is NOT in contact with the three pulleys. (5)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 The diagram below shows rectangular wall art with a partially shaded
irregular shape. The shaded irregular shape has a horizontal straight side,
21 m long, which is divided into seven equal parts.

The ordinates dividing the parts are:

0,9 m ; 1,1 m ; 2,8 m ; 3,2 m ; 2,2 m ; 1,8 m ; 1,1 m ; 2,4 m

11.1.1 Determine the area of the shaded irregular shape by using the
mid-ordinate rule. (4)

11.1.2 Determine the new shaded area if the horizontal straight side is increased
by 80%, while the number of equal parts and the heights of the ordinates
remain the same. (2)

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11.2 A cone-shaped water tank is used to fill a water container in the shape of
a
half-cylinder.
The cone has a height of 150 cm and a radius of 200 cm.
The half-cylindrical container has a radius of 50 cm and a length of 70
cm.

200 cm

150 cm

The following formulae may be used:

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Surface area of a cone = π r s + π r
2
Total surface area of a cylinder = 2π r + 2 π r h
1 2
πr h
Volume of a cone = 3
2
Volume of a cylinder = π r h

11.2.1 Calculate the exterior surface area of the half-cylindrical container. (3)

11.2.2 How many times will it be possible to fully fill the half-cylindrical tank
from the cone-shaped tank? (5)
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2021 NOVEMBER NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10

10.1 The picture below shows an angle grinder cutting through a granite slab. The
diameter of the rotating disc is 115 mm and it is set at a rotational frequency of
2 700 revolutions per minute. The diagram below the picture models the situation.
T is the centre of both circles which represent the rotating disc and the disc lock nut
respectively.

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Determine:

10.1.1 The angular velocity (in radians per second) of the rotating disc (4)

10.1.2 The length of PS (the height of the minor segment of chord RQ) if the
length of chord RQ is 55 mm (round off your answer to the nearest
millimetre). (4)

10.2 The picture below shows two gears meshed together. The diagram alongside the
picture models the two meshed gears. As the larger gear (centre A), with a radius of
30 cm rotates, it causes the smaller gear (centre B) to rotate in the opposite direction.
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The two gears are in contact at point C after a 150 rotation of the larger gear.

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Convert 150 to radians.
10.2.1

10.2.2 Calculate the area of the minor sector, DAC. (3)

10.2.3 Determine the length of the minor arc, DC. (3)

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Determine the length of the radius of the smaller gear if a 150 rotation of
10.2.4 1
1 (4)
the larger gear causes the smaller gear to make 2 revolutions.
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QUESTION 11

11.1 The diagram below shows a rectangular garden with an irregularly shaded patch to be
covered with grass.
Grass is sold in the form of rectangular pieces with breadth of 0,4 m and length of
2,3 m.
The straight side of the irregular patch is divided into 4 equal parts of length 0,4 m
and the ordinates are 2,3 m; 1,6 m; 1,8 m; 1,4 m and 1,3 m.

11.1.1 Calculate the area of the irregular patch that must be covered with grass
by using the mid-ordinate rule. (4)

11.1.2 The grass is sold at R106,80 per square metre. Determine the money that
will be wasted if the cut-offs are thrown away. (4)

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11.2 A 25 litre container of hand sanitiser is allocated to a classroom. A

cylindrical bottle is then filled from this 25 litre container.

 The height of the cylindrical bottle is 20 cm and the radius is 3,46

cm.
 The cylindrical bottle has an opening at the top with a surface area
of 0,45 cm2.

25 litre container

Total surface area of a closed cylinder = 2π r 2 + 2π r h

Volume of a cylinder = π r 2 h
3
1 litre = 1 000 cm
11.2.1 Calculate the total surface area of the cylindrical bottle. (4)

11.2.2 If one cylindrical bottle is used until it is empty, determine how many
times the bottle can be filled with sanitiser. (5)
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2021 JUNE NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10

10.1 A double-headed rotating sprinkler (as shown in the picture below) is used to irrigate
a circular vegetable garden. The diagram below shows the circular areas covered by
the sprinkler heads.
The top sprinkler head covers a circular area with a radius of 6,95 m.
The bottom sprinkler head covers a circular area with a radius of 4 m.
O represents the location of the rotating sprinkler.
OC represents the radius of the larger circular area and OB is the radius of the
smaller circular area.
Chord EBD is a tangent to the smaller circle at B.

DOUBLE-HEADED SPRINKLER TOP VIEW

10.1.1 Determine:

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(a) The length of BC (1)

(b) The length of chord ED (4)

10.1.2 The bottom sprinkler head is set to irrigate only a sector which is 20% of
the circular garden, as shown in the shaded part of the diagram below.

Calculate:
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(a) The size of acute angle FOG in radians (3)

(b) The area of the sector that is irrigated (3)

10.2 A Ferris wheel with a radius of 10 m rotates at 18 revolutions per hour.

10.2.1 Determine the rotational frequency of the rotating wheel in radians per
second. (2)
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10.2.2 Calculate the circumferencial velocity (in metres per second) of the
rotating wheel. (3)

10.2.3 Calculate the angular velocity of the rotating chairs (in radians per
second). (3)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 A rectangular carpet was damaged by a chemical substance. The

diagram below shows the damaged irregular surface of the carpet. The
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total surface area of the rectangular carpet is 187 , 5 m .
The ordinates of the undamaged part of the carpet are: p ; 12 m ; 18
m ; 15 m; 11 m and 7 m.
The breadth of the rectangular carpet is 7,5 m.

11.1.1 Determine the length of the rectangular carpet. (2)

11.1.2 Determine the value of p. (1)

11.1.3 It takes 0,25 hours to repair 1 m 2. Calculate the minimum time required
to repair the damaged area.
HINT: Use the mid-ordinate rule. (6)

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11.2 A rectangular container with a volume of 1,5 ℓ is filled with liquid. The
liquid in the rectangular container must be poured into a number of
identical, small, square-based, right, pyramid-shaped containers. The
interior measurements of a pyramid, as in the diagram below, are as
follows:

 The perpendicular height is 3,5 cm

 The length of the sides of the square base is 3 cm
 The slant height is 3,81 cm

CONTAINER INTERIOR MEASUREMENTS OF

THE PYRAMID-SHAPED
CONTAINER

The following formula may be used:

Volume of a rectangular prism = length × breadth×height

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Volume of a right pyramid = × ( area of the base )× height
3
Total surface area of a
1
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square−based pyramid =4 × ( side length of base )× ( slant height ) + ( side length ) 2
2
3
11.2.1 Determine the volume of the rectangular container in cm if
(1)
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1 ℓ = 1 000 cm3.

11.2.2 Calculate the total surface area of the pyramid-shaped container. (3)

11.2.3 Determine how much milk (in cm 3) will be poured into the last pyramid
container. (4)

2020 NOVEMBER NSC EXAM

QUESTION 10

10.1 The picture below shows a spanner being used to tighten a bolt by
rotating it in a clockwise direction from point A to point B. The
diagram next to the picture represents the rotation of the spanner. Point
O, the centre of the bolt, is also the centre of rotation of the spanner.

OA represents the distance from the centre of the bolt to the end of the
spanner.
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AOB= π
Reflex angle 18 and OC ⊥ BA.
Arc length of AB is 7π cm .

DIAGRAM

Bolt

O Spanner

A
B

PICTURE

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10.1.1 Write down, in radians, the size of acute AOB . (1)
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10.1.2 Hence, convert the size of acute AOB to degrees. (2)

10.1.3 Determine the length of OA. (3)

10.1.4 Calculate the area of major sector AOB. (3)

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10.2 The picture below shows a wind turbine that is used to harness the
power of wind to produce electricity.
The diagram below represents the rotating blades. The tips of the blades
form a circular path when rotated. The smaller circle represents the
generator.
The three identical rotating blades each have a length of 4,95 m (from
point F to the tip of the blade).
KE=10,5 m is a chord of the larger circle and is also a tangent to the
smaller circle at point F.

Calculate:

10.2.1 The length of the diameter of the circular path formed by the tips of the
rotating blades (3)

10.2.2 The number of revolutions per minute if the circumferential velocity of

the tip of a rotating blade is 6,61 metres per second (4)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 The picture below shows a partially painted rectangular wall which has a
breadth
of 4 m.
The diagram below represents the situation above.
The height of the unpainted part of the wall is divided into four equal
parts that are each 1,5 m long, as shown in the diagram.

The ordinates of the parts are:

1,5 m; 2,1 m; 2,4 m; 2,8 m and 2,7 m

The following formula may be used:

Area of a rectangle = length × breadth

11.1.1 Determine the height of the wall. (1)

11.1.2 Calculate the painted area of the wall by using the mid-ordinate rule. (4)

11.1.3 A one-litre tin of paint, which is sufficient to cover an area of 3,26 m 2,

costs R156,36. (6)

Determine whether the minimum cost of the paint required to paint the
remaining section of the wall will exceed R600.

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NOTE: The paint is only sold in one-litre tins.

11.2 The picture below shows a truck used for transporting liquid in a tank.
The shape of the tank consists of a right cylindrical section in the middle
with hemispheres at each end.
The diagram below shows the side view of the tank which is 6 m long.
The cylindrical section of the tank is 3 m long and the length of the
radius of both the cylindrical and hemispherical sections of the tank is
equal to 1,5 m.

TANK

PICTURE OF THE TRUCK

DIAGRAM: Side view of the tank

The following formulae may be used:

Total surface area of a right cylinder = 2π r 2 + 2π r h

Area of a rectangle = length × breadth
Volume of a right cylinder = (π r 2 ) × height
Surface area of a sphere = 4 π r 2
4
Volume of a sphere = π r 3
3
11.2.1 Calculate the total surface area of the tank. (5)
11.2.2 A right cylindrical tank has the same volume and the same radius as the
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tank of the truck. Show whether the height of this right cylindrical tank is
more than three times its radius. (5)
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QUESTION 10

10.1 The pictures below show a wheelbarrow and an enlargement of the

wheel of the wheelbarrow. The wheel consists of a tyre and a rim
with a circular hole in the centre of the rim for the axle.

The diagram alongside Tyre

shows the wheel of the
wheelbarrow.
Rim
O is the common centre
of the hole, the rim and
the tyre.
Chord MN of the rim is
also a tangent to the hole
at point B.
Chord KL of the tyre is
the tangent of the rim at
point A.
OBAC is a straight line
with C a point on the
outer circle.
The diameter of the wheel is 40 cm.
The angular velocity of the rotating wheel, when the wheelbarrow is
pushed, is 64π revolutions per minute.
The length of the radius of the hole is 1,5 cm.

10.1.1 Give the length of BC. (1)

10.1.2 Hence, determine the length of AB if the length of chord KL is 32 cm. (5)

10.1.3 Calculate the rotational frequency (n) of the rotating wheel. (3)
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10.1.4 Hence, determine the circumferential velocity of the rotating wheel. (4)

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10.2 The picture below shows a wheel consisting of a rubber tyre and a
rim with equally spaced spokes.

The diagram models the wheel with O the centre. OA and OB are
two radii (spokes) of the rim. The length of a spoke is 5,2 cm.

¿
10.2.1 Determine the size, in radians, of acute angle A O B . (3)

10.2.2 Hence, or otherwise, determine (correct to ONE decimal place) the length
of minor arc AB. (3)

10.2.3 Hence, or otherwise, determine the area (to the nearest cm 2) of minor
sector AOB. (3)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 An irregularly shaped portion, as shown in the picture below, was cut from
a rectangular iron sheet which has an area of 19,125, m 2. The diagram
alongside the picture models the irregular shaped portion which has one
straight side, 7,5 m long, which is divided into 5 equal parts.

The six ordinates dividing the equal parts: 1,8 m ; 2 m ; b ; 1,3 m ; 1,8 m
and q

11.1.1 Write down the length (correct to ONE decimal place) of b, if b is the
square root of the length of the second ordinate from the left. (1)

11.1.2 Hence, determine the length (correct to ONE decimal place) of q, if the
area of the irregular shaped portion is two thirds of the area of the iron
sheet. (5)

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11.2 A greenhouse structure, as shown in the diagram below, has a shape

made up of a combination of a rectangular right prism and half of a
right cylinder.
The length, breadth and height of the rectangular part of the
greenhouse is 3,5 m,
10 m and h respectively.
The volume of the rectangular part of the greenhouse is 70 m3.

The following formulae may be used:

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Total surface area of a right cylinder = 2π r + 2π r h
Area of a rectangle = length ¿ breadth
Volume of a right prism = (area of the base) ¿
height

11.2.1 Determine the height (h) of the rectangular prism. (1)

11.2.2 Write down the length of the radius of the half cylinder. (1)

11.2.3 Show whether the total external surface area of the greenhouse is less
than 120 m2. (6)
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