ECZ 2014 · O-Level Paper 1 — Similarity and Congruency
A square park has beacons at its four corners; two adjacent beacons are 240 m apart on the ground. Find the actual area of the park in square kilometres.
- A. 57 600 km²
- B. 5.76 km²
- C. 0.0576 km²
- D. 0.576 km²
Verified working — step 1
The park is a square of side 240 m, so its area is 240² = 57 600 m². Since 1 km² = 1 000 000 m², the area is 57 600 ÷ 1 000 000 = …The full step-by-step working and final answer are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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