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Day 283: CDS Maths

5 questions (6 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Statistics. Asked once: CDS 2 2017

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    A small company pays each of its 5 category 'C' workers Rs. 20,000, each of its 3 category 'B' workers Rs. 25,000 and a category 'A' worker Rs. 65,000. The number of workers earning less than the mean salary is

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  2. Question 2

    Surds, Indices and Simplification. Asked once: CDS 2 2020

    13
    If xm=xxx14x^m = \sqrt[14]{x\sqrt{x\sqrt{x}}}, then what is the value of mm ?

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  3. Question 3

    Time, Speed and Distance. Asked once: CDS 1 2018

    56
    What angle does the hour hand of a clock describe in 10 minutes of time ?

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  4. Question 4 (case study, 2 parts)

    Triangles. Asked once: CDS 1 2025

    Consider the following for the next two (02) items that follow : The perimeter of a triangle ABC is 105 cm. The altitudes AD, BE and CF are in the ratio 3:5:63 : 5 : 6.
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    What is AB : BC : CA equal to ?

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    58
    What is the approximate area of the triangle ABC ?

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  5. Question 5

    Trigonometric Ratios and Identities. Asked once: CDS 2 2024

    11
    What is the maximum value of 8sin⁡θ−4sin⁡2θ8\sin\theta - 4\sin^2\theta ?

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