2024 JPJC H1 Q1

2024 JPJC H1 Q1

5 marks

The diagram shows a garden which is enclosed by a wall \(AH\) and fencing along the boundary \(ABCDEFGH\). The angles at \(B\), \(D\), \(E\), \(F\), \(G\), \(H\) are each right angles and \(FG=20\) m and \(AB=DE=EF=x\) m. It is given that the total length of the fencing is \(70\) m and that the area of the rectangle \(HBCG\) is fifteen times the area of the square \(CDEF\).

  1. Show that \(17x^2+15x-500=0\).[3]
  2. Find total area of the garden.[2]

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Answer:(i) \(17x^2+15x-500=0\) (shown). (ii) \(400\,\mathrm m^2\).

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