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Edexcel GCSE Math Higher Revision Guide - Page 9

The document contains three math problems involving calculating upper and lower bounds of quantities given to a certain number of significant figures: 1) Calculating the upper bound of the area of a rectangle given the length and width to 2 significant figures. 2) Calculating the lower bound of the perimeter of a rectangle given the length and width to 2 significant figures. 3) Calculating the lower and upper bounds of the time it takes a ball to hit the ground after being dropped from a window, given the height and acceleration due to gravity to a certain number of significant figures.

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Edexcel GCSE Math Higher Revision Guide - Page 9

The document contains three math problems involving calculating upper and lower bounds of quantities given to a certain number of significant figures: 1) Calculating the upper bound of the area of a rectangle given the length and width to 2 significant figures. 2) Calculating the lower bound of the perimeter of a rectangle given the length and width to 2 significant figures. 3) Calculating the lower and upper bounds of the time it takes a ball to hit the ground after being dropped from a window, given the height and acceleration due to gravity to a certain number of significant figures.

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Upper and lower bounds


A 1 The length of a rectangle is 9.7 cm correct to 2 significant figures.
The width of the rectangle is 6.5 cm correct to 2 significant figures.
Work out the upper bound for the area of the rectangle.

Guided Upper bound of length 5 9.75


Upper bound of width 5 ………
Upper bound of area 5 9.75 3 …………………
5 …………………
5 ………………… cm2 (3 marks)

A 2 The length of a rectangle is 24 cm correct to 2 significant figures.


The width of the rectangle is 9.6 cm correct to 2 significant figures.
Work out the lower bound for the perimeter of the rectangle.

………………… cm (3 marks)

A* 3 A ball is dropped from a window. ___

The time that it takes to reach the ground is given by the formula t 5 __√
2s
a
where a m/s2 is the acceleration due to gravity and s m is the height of the window.
s 5 117 m correct to 3 significant figures
a 5 9.8 m/s2 correct to 2 significant figures

(a) Calculate the lower bound and the upper bound for the value of t.
Give your answers correct to 4 decimal places.

………………… (4 marks)

(b) Use your answers to part (a) to write down the value of t to a suitable degree of accuracy.
You must explain your answer.

Guided t 5 ………………… because the upper bound and the lower bound
both agree to 2 significant figures (1 mark)
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