A student measures a piece of rope and found that it was 1.26m long. If the actual length of the rope was 1.25m, what was the percentage error in the measurement?
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2,359 questionsSimplify (\(\frac{3}{4}\) of \(\frac{4}{9}\) \(\div\) 9\(\frac{1}{2}\)) \(\div\) 1\(\frac{5}{19}\)
Find r, if 6r7\(_8\) = 511\(_9\)
| Marks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Frequency | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
The table above show the marks obtained in a given test.
Find the mean mark
| Marks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Frequency | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
The table above show the marks obtained in a given test.
How many student took the test?
| Marks | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| No. of students | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
from the table above, if the pass mark is 5, how many students failed the test?
Find ∫(sin x + 2)dx
If y = (2x + 1)\(^3\) find \(\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\)
If the area of ΔPQR above is 12\(\sqrt{3}\) cm\(^2\), find the value of q?
What is the locus of point that is equidistant from points P(1,3) and Q(3,5)?
An arc subtends an angle of 50º at the center of circle of radius 6cm. Calculate the area of the sector formed
If two smaller sides of a right angled triangle are 4cm and 5cm, find its area
From the cyclic quadrilateral TUVW above, find the value of x
From the diagram above, find x
If \(\begin{vmatrix} x & 3 \\ 2 & 7 \end{vmatrix} = 15\), find the value of x
If p and q are two non zero numbers and 18(p+q) = (18+p)q, which of the following must be true?
If x * y = x + y\(^2\), find then value of (2*3)*5
If y varies directly as the square root of x and y = 3 when x = 16. Calculate y when x = 64
Factorize completely \(\frac{x^{3} + 3x^{2} - 10x}{2x^{2} - 8}\)
In a survey of 50 newspaper readers, 40 read Champion and 30 read Guardian, how many read both papers?