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SQA National 5 Applications of Mathematics Geometry and Measurement quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A slope rises 55 m over a horizontal distance of 100100 m. What is the gradient?

  2. A ramp has gradient 0.10.1 and a horizontal distance of 88 m. What is the rise?

  3. Which volume formula is correct for a cone?

  4. Find the volume of a cylinder of radius 22 cm and height 1010 cm. Use π=3.14\pi = 3.14.

  5. A circle has radius 55 cm. What is the area of a semicircle? Use π=3.14\pi = 3.14.

  6. In Pythagoras' theorem, the hypotenuse is:

  7. Find the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with sides 66 cm and 88 cm.

  8. A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 1313 cm and one side 1212 cm. Find the other side.

  9. Angles in a triangle add up to:

  10. On a 1:501 : 50 scale drawing, a line is 88 cm long. What is the real length?

  11. How is a bearing of due east written in three figures?

  12. How many 1010 cm cubes fit in a box 40×30×2040 \times 30 \times 20 cm?

  13. Tasks: A (1010 min, first); B (66 min) and C (88 min) both follow A and are independent. Minimum total time?

  14. A part is 25±0.525 \pm 0.5 mm. What is the maximum acceptable length?

  15. A drink is 250±5250 \pm 5 ml. Is a bottle of 256256 ml within tolerance?