Mathematics
2025 · Paper 1
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Questions 7–9 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.
Question 7
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In the diagram, the lines QR and ST are parallel to each other. The shortest distance between these two lines is half the shortest distance between the point P and line QR. What is the ratio of the area of the triangle PST to the area of the trapezium SQRT?
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A fair six-faced dice, with the faces labelled ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’, and ‘6’, is rolled thrice. What is the probability of rolling ‘6’ exactly once?
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A square paper, shown in figure (I), is folded along the dotted lines as shown in the figures (II) and (III). Then a few cuts are made as shown in figure (IV). Which one of the following patterns will be obtained when the paper is unfolded?
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Figures (I)–(IV):

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