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1. 1990/II/13

In the figure, there are nine circles, each of radius 1. Find the shaded area.
A. 9 − 9π B. 36 − 9π C. 40 − 9π D. 10 − 10π E. 40 − 10π

2. 1990/II/20

In the figure, TQ is the tangent to the tangent to the circle at A. If arc AC = arc BC and ∠PAQ = 48o,
then ∠QAC =
A. 42o B. 48o C. 66o D. 71o E. 84o

3. 1990/II/21

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. If OR // PQ and ∠ROQ = 42o, find ∠RMQ.
A. 21o B. 42o C. 63o D. 84o E. 126o

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4. 1990/II/40

In the figure, an equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 1. The circumference of the circle is greater
than the perimeter of the triangle by

−3 3 − 2π − 3 2π − 2π −3 3
3 3 3 3
A. 4π B. 4π C. D. E.
2 2

5. 1990/II/41

Three equal circles of radii 1 touch each other as shown in the figure, shaded area =
π π π π π
A. 1− B. 3− C. 2 3− D. 3− E. 2 3−
2 2 2 6 6

6. 1990/II/48

In the figure, AB is a diameter and ∠BAC = 30o. If the area of ∆ABC is 3 , then the radius of the circle is
1
A. B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 2
2

7. 1990/II/50

In the figure, PA and PC are tangents to the circle ABC. If ∠P = 48o, then ∠ABC =
A. 84o B. 96o C. 106o D. 114o E. 132o

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8. 1990/II/51

In the figure, TA and TB are tangents to the circle ABC. If TA ⊥ TB and BD ⊥ AC, find ∠CBD.
A. 30o B. 40o C. 45o D. 50o E. 60o

9. 1990/II/53

In the figure AB, AC and BC are three tangents touching the circle at D, E and F respectively.
If AC = 24, BC = 18 and ∠ACB = 90o, find the radius of the circle.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7

10. 1991/II/13

In the figure, TB touches the semi-circle at B. TA cuts the semi-circle at P such that TP = PA.
If the radius of the semi-circle is 2, find the area of the shaded region.
A. 12 − π B. 8−π C. 6−π D. 4−π E. 2(4 − π )

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11. 1991/II/19

In the figure, XPY and YQZ are semi-circles with areas A1 and A2 respectively.∠YXZ = 60o and ∠YZX = 45o.
The ratio A1 : A2 =
A. 2: 3 B. 2:3 C. 2:3. D. 2: 3 E. 3 : 2

12. 1991/II/21

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. Find a + c.

A. b B. 2b C. 180 − b
o
D. 360o − b E. 360o − 2b

13. 1991/II/22

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle BCD. ABC and EDC are straight lines. BC = DC and ∠AED = 70o.
Find ∠BOD.
A. 40o B. 70o C. 80o D. 90o E. 140o

14. 1991/II/24

In the figure, TPA and TQB are tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively. If PQ = PR, which of the
following must be true?
I. ∠APR = ∠QRP
II. ∠QTP = ∠QPR
III. ∠QPR = ∠APR
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I and III only

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15. 1991/II/44

From a rectangular metal sheet of width 3 cm and length 40 cm, at most how many circles each of radius 1 cm
can be cut?
A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23 E. 24

16. 1991/II/52

In the figure, arc AB : arc BC : arc CD : arc DE : arc EA = 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. Find θ.

A. 30o B. 36o C. 60o D. 72o E. 120o

17. 1992/II/14

In the figure, TP and TQ are tangent to the circle of radius 3cm. Find the length of the minor arc PQ .
3π π
A. 3π cm B. 2π cm C. cm D. π cm E. cm
2 2

18. 1992/II/16

In the figure, the equilateral triangle ACE of side 4 cm is inscribed in the circle. Find the area of the inscribed
regular hexagon ABCDEF.
A. 8 3 cm 2 B. 8 2 cm 2 C. 4 3 cm 2 D. 4 2 cm 2 E. 16 cm 2

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19. 1992/II/24

In the figure, O is the center of the circle. findθ .

A. 42º B. 36º C. 24º D. 21º E. 18º

20. 1992/II/26

In the figure, the circle is inscribed in a regular pentagon. P, Q and R are points of contact. Find θ .
A. 30º B. 32º C. 35º D. 36º E. 45º

21. 1992/II/27

In the figure, ST is a tangent to the smaller circle. ABC is a straight line. If ∠TAD = 2 x and ∠DPC = 3 x , find x .
A. 30º B. 36º C. 40º D. 42º E. 45º

22. 1992/II/50

In the figure, the two circles touch each other at C. The diameter AB of the bigger circle is tangent to the smaller
circle at D. If DE bisects ∠ADC , find θ .
A. 24º B. 38º C. 45º D. 52º E. 66º

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23. 1992/II/52

In the figure, O is the center of the circle. If the diameter AOB rotates about O, which of the following is/are
constant?
I. θ + φ II. AC + BD III. AC × BD
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I and III only

24. 1993/II/26

In the figure, AB is a diameter. Find ∠ADC.

A. 100º B. 110º C. 120º D. 135º E. 140º

25. 1993/II/49

In the figure, if arcBC : arcCA : arcAB = 1 : 2 : 3 , which of the following is/are true?
I. ∠A : ∠B : ∠C = 1 : 2 : 3 II. a : b : c = 1: 2 : 3 III. sin A : sin B : sin C = 1 : 2 : 3
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I, II and III

26. 1993/II/50

In the figure, TP and TQ are tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively. If M is a point on the minor arc PQ
and ∠PMQ= θ, then ∠PTQ =
θ
A. B. θ − 90° C. 180° − θ D. 180° − 2θ E. 2θ − 180°
2

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27. 1993/II/51

In the figure, O is the center of the circle. AB touches the circle at N. Which of the following is/are correct?
I. M, N, K, O are concyclic. II. ∆HNB ~ ∆NKB III. ∠OAN =∠NOB
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I, II and III

28. 1993/II/54

In the figure, the three circles touch one another. XY is their common tangent. The two larger circles are equal.
If the radius of the smaller circle is 4 cm, find the radii of the larger circles.
A. 8 cm B. 10 cm C. 12 cm D. 14 cm E. 16 cm

29. 1994/II/19

In the figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with AB = 5, BC = 2 and ∠ADC = 120º. Find AC.
A. 19 B. 21 C. 2 6 D. 34 E. 39

30. 1994/II/21

π
In the figure, O is the center of the circle. If AC = 3 and ∠BAC = , find the diameter AB.
6
3 3 3
A. B. 6 C. D. 2 3 E. 3 3
2 2

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31. 1994/II/22

In the figure, PA is tangent to the circle at A, ∠CAP = 28º and BA = BC. Find x.
A. 28º B. 48º C. 56º D. 62º E. 76º

32. 1994/II/23

In the figure, O is the center of the inscribed circle of ∆ABC. If ∠OAC = 30º and ∠OCA = 25º, find ∠ABC.
A. 50º B. 55º C. 60º D. 62.5º E. 70º

33. 1994/II/44

In the figure, CDEF is a sector of a circle which touched AB at E. If AB = 25 and BC = 15, find the radius of the
sector.
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11.25 D. 12 E. 12.5

34. 1994/II/51

In the figure, ABCD is a semi-circle, CDE and BAE are straight lines. If ∠CBD = 30º and ∠DEA = 22º, find x.
A. 38º B. 41º C. 44º D. 52º E. 60º

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35. 1994/II/52

∩ ∩ ∩
In the figure, OABCD is a sector of a circle. If AB = BC = CD , then x =
A. 105º B. 120º C. 135º D. 144º E. 150º

36. 1995/II/22
In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. ∠CAD =

A. 25º B. 40º C. 45º D. 50º E. 65º

37. 1995/II/23
In the figure, O is the center of the circle, POQR is a straight line. TR is the tangent to the circle at T. ∠PRT =

A. 20º B. 35º C. 45º D. 50º E. 70º

38. 1995/II/45
In the figure, O is the center of the circle. Find the area of the major segment ABC.

π 1  2  3π 1  2  3π 1  2
 − r  − r  + r
π 2 3π 2
 4 2  4 2  4 2
A. r B. r C. D. E.
4 4

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39. 1995/II/46
In the figure, C1 and C2 are two circles. If area of region I : area of region II : area of region III = 2 : 1 : 3, then
radius of C1 : radius C2 =

A. 9 : 16 B. 2:3 C. 3:4 D. 2 : 3 E. 3 :2

40. 1996/II/16

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents to the circle at B and C respectively. Area of
the shaded region =
π π π π 3 π
A. (2 − ) cm2 B. (2 − ) cm2 C. ( 3 − ) cm2 D. ( 3 − ) cm2 E. ( − ) cm2
6 3 6 3 2 6

41. 1996/II/25

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. Find x.

A. 20° B. 27.5° C. 35° D. 37.5° E. 40°

42. 1996/II/26

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. PA is the tangent to the circle at A and CB // PA. Find x.
A. 21° B. 24° C. 42° D. 45° E. 48°

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43. 1996/II/50

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. AP, AB and BR are tangents to the circle at P, Q and R respectively.
Which of the following must be true?
I. AP + BR = AB
II. OQ bisects ∠AOB
1
III. ∠AOB = ∠POR
2
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I and III only E. I, II and III

44. 1997/II/16

In the figure, BEA is a semicircle. ABCD is a rectangle and DC touches the semicircle at E. Find the area of the
shaded region.
A. 9π B. 18π C. 36π D. 36 − 9π E. 36 + 9π

45. 1997/II/18

In the figure, BCA is a semicircle. If AC = 6 and CB = 4, find the area of the semicircle.

10π 13π 26π

5 13
A. π B. π C. D. E.
2 2

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46. 1997/II/20

In the figure, EC is the tangent to the circle at C . Find ∠CBD .

A. 40° B. 50° C. 65° D. 70° E. 75°

47. 1997/II/48

In the figure, OXY is a sector with centre O. If Z is the mid point of YO, find area of triangle ∆OXZ : area of sector
∆OXY.
A. 1:2 B. 2 : 3π C. 2 : 3π D. 3 : 2π E. 3 3 : 2π

48. 1997/II/50

In the figure, AC is the angle bisector of ∠BAD . Which of the following statements must be true?
I. ∆BCE ~ ∆ADE II. ∆ABC ~ ∆AED I. ∆ABC ~ ∆BDA
A. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only E. I, II and III

49. 1997/II/51

In the figure,

= 3 , CD
AB = 2 , BC
= 4 and DA

= 6 , Find ∠BCD.
A. 72 ° B. 84° C. 90° D. 96° E. 144°

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50. 1998/II/19

In the figure, the radii of the two circles are 3 cm and 1 cm respectively. Find the ratio of the area of the shaded
part to that of the smaller circle.
A. 2:1 B. 3:1 C. 4:1 D. 8:1 E. 9:1

51. 1998/II/23

In the figure, OABC is a sector. Find the area of the shaded region.
A. ( π – 2) cm2 B. (2 π – 4) cm2 C. (4 π – 8) cm2 D. (8 π – 8) cm2 E. (8 π – 16) cm2

52. 1998/II/28

In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle and ABD is a straight line. ∠CBD =
A. 2θ B. 4θ C. 90° + θ D. 180° − θ E. 180° − 2θ

53. 1998/II/29

In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle. If

: CD

AB : BC
= 3 : 5 : 7 , then ∠ADC =
A. 36° B. 45° C. 48° D. 49° E. 72°

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54. 1998/II/46

In the figure, ABC is a semicircle. Find the area of the shaded part.

A. 6 π cm2 B. 15 π cm2 C. (6π − 9 3) cm2 D. (6π + 9 3) cm2 E. (12π − 9 3) cm2

55. 1998/II/49
In the figure, CE is tangent to the circle at C . Find ∠DCE .
A. 40° B. 42° C. 49° D. 54° E. 78°

56. 1999/II/21

In the figure, a square is inscribed in a circle with radius 1 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.
A. (π – 2) cm2 B. (π – 2 ) cm2 C. (π – 1) cm2 D. (2π – 2) cm2 E. (2π – 1) cm2

57. 1999/II/25

In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. Find the area of the shaded region correct to the nearest 0.01 cm2.
A. 5.33 cm2 B. 2.87 cm2 C. 2.67 cm2 D. 1.33 cm2 E. 0.17 cm2

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58. 1999/II/26

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. Find x.

A. 12° B. 20° C. 24° D. 40° E. 60°

59. 1999/II/27

In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. Find x.

A. 26° B. 32° C. 38° D. 52° E. 64°

60. 1999/II/50
In the figure, AT is tangent to the circle at T and ABC is a straight line. Find AT.

A. 9 cm B. 12 cm C. 15 cm D. 16 cm E. 20 cm

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61. 2000/II/20
In the figure, O is the center of the circle. EAOB and EDC are straight lines. Find x.

A. 40° B. 46° C. 57° D. 66° E. 68°

62. 2000/II/25
In the figure, PXQ, QYR and RZP are semicircles with areas A1 cm2, A2 cm2 and A3 cm2 respectively.
If A1 = 12 and A2 = 5 , find A3

169
A. 13 B. 17 C. 169 D. 13π E. π
8

63. 2000/II/31
In the figure, CAB is a semicircle and ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the area of ABCD.

A. 65 cm2 B. 60 cm2 C. 52 cm2 D. 32.5 cm2 E. 30 cm2

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64. 2000/II/45
In the figure, AB is tangent to the circle at B. Find ∠DCE.

A. 70° B. 75° C. 90° D. 95° E. 105°

65. 2000/II/46

In the figure, AB : BC : CD = 2 :1: 3 . Find ∠ADC.

A. 56° B. 60° C. 63° D. 72° E. 84°

66. 2001/II/18
In the figure, AEC is a diameter and DEB is a straight line. Find x.

A. 54° B. 70° C. 74° D. 92° E. 94°

67. 2001/II/25
In the figure, OABC is a sector. Find the length of the arc ABC.
2π
A. cm B. 4π cm C. 5π cm D. 6π cm E. 12π cm
3

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68. 2001/II/26

In the figure, A, B and C are the centres of three equal circles, each of radius 1 cm. Find the area of the shaded
region.

π 3 2 π 3 3  2 π 3 2 π 3 2
 −  cm  −  cm  +  cm  −  cm
π
cm2
       
A. B. C. D. E.
2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 4

69. 2001/II/32
In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle, AB : BD = 4 : 3 . Find AB correct to the nearest 0.1 cm.

A. 5.7 cm B. 7.6 cm C. 10.7 cm D. 13.0 cm E. 14.3 cm

70. 2001/II/45
In the figure, O is the center of the circle, AOB is a straight line and BCD is the tangent to the circle at C. Find x.

A. 50° B. 53° C. 56° D. 59° E. 62°

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71. 2001/II/46
In the figure, AB = BC = CD . Find ∠ABC.



1
2

A. 100° B. 105° C. 112.5° D. 130° E. 150°

72. 2002/II/17

The figure shows a rectangular inscribed in a circle. Find the area of the shaded region correct to the
nearest 0.1 cm2.
A. 60.0 cm2 B. 72.7 cm2 C. 132.7 cm2 D. 470.9 cm2

73. 2002/II/20

In the figure, OCD and OAB are two sectors. The length of

AB is
C. (2π + 2) cm D. 4π cm
8 10
A. π cm B. π cm
3 3

74. 2002/II/28
In the figure, O is the center of the semicircle ABCD and BC // AD. If ∠COD = 42° , then x =

A. 48° B. 63° C. 84° D. 90°

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75. 2002/II/29

In the figure, AED = 1 and CFD = 4 . If ∠ABC = 100° , then ∠ABD =

A. 18° B. 20° C. 24° D. 25°

76. 2002/II/51
In the figure, EAF is a common tangent to the circles at the point A. Chords AC and BC of the smaller
circle are produced to meet the larger circle at G and D respectively. Which of the following must be true?

I. ∠ADG = ∠EAG
II. ∠ABD = ∠AGD
III. ∠BAE = ∠ADB
A. I only B. II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

77. 2003/II/19
AB = π cm. Find the area of the sector.
In the figure, OAB is a sector and

B. 3π cm2 D. 6π cm2
3 9
A. π cm2 C. π cm2
2 2

78. 2003/II/25

and ∠ACB = 55° . Find AB .

In the figure, ABC is a semicircle with BC = 7

A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 14

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79. 2003/II/50
The figure shows a circle with diameter AD. If AB = BC = CD , find x + y + z .

A. 315° B. 324° C. 330° D. 360°

80. 2003/II/51
In the figure, XAB and XDC are straight lines. If DX = 5 , AX = 6 and AB = 4 , find CD.

10 24
A. 5 B. 7 C. D.
3 5

81. 2003/II/52
In the figure, BE and BF are tangents to the circle at A and C respectively. If ∠ADC = 100° , then ∠ABC =

A. 20° B. 30° C. 40° D. 50°

82. 2004/II/23
In the figure, O is the center of the circle ABCD. If EAB and EDOC are straight lines and EA = AO , find ∠AEO.

A. 18° B. 24° C. 27° D. 36°

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83. 2004/II/24
In the figure, O is the center of the circle ABC. Find x.

A. 17.5° B. 27.5° C. 35° D. 55°

84. 2004/II/25
In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AC and BD meet at E. If AD = 4 , AE = 2 , EC = 5 and BE = 4 , then BC =

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 10

85. 2004/II/26

In the figure, ABC is a circle. If ∠ABC = 30° and AC = 4 , then the circumference of the circle is

A. 24 B. 48 C. 8π D. 16π

86. 2004/II/50





In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If CD = 2 DA = 2 AB = 2 BC , then x =

A. 108° B. 112° C. 120° D. 144°

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87. 2004/II/51
In the figure, TS, SQ and QP are tangents to the circle at T, R and P respectively. If TS // PQ, TS = 3 and
QP = 12 , then the radius of the circle is

A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 7.5 D. 9

88. 2005/II/19

AB is 3π cm, then the area of the sector OAB is

In the figure, OAB is a sector of radius 2 cm. If the length of

3π
A. cm2. B. 3π cm2. C. 4π cm2. D. 6π cm2.
2

89. 2005/II/24
In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AB produced and DC produced meet at E. If AC and BD intersect at F,
then ∠ABD =

A. 41° B. 52° C. 56° D. 60°

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90. 2005/II/25
In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If AC is a diameter of the circle and AB = BD, then ∠CAD =

A. 18° B. 21° C. 27° D. 36°

91. 2005/II/49
In the figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle at X and Y respectively. Z is a point lying on the circle.
If ∠BAC = 100°, then ∠XZY =

A. 40° B. 45° C. 50° D. 55°

92. 2005/II/50
In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and AOC is a straight line. If AB and BC are tangents to the circle such
that AB = 3, and BC = 4, then the radius of the circle is

3 12 5
A. B. C. 2 D.
2 7 2

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93. 2005/II/51
In the figure, ABCD is a circle. If AB : BC : CD : DA = 1: 2 : 3 : 3 and E is a point lying on BD, then ∠CAE =

A. 45° B. 50° C. 55° D. 60°

94. 2006/II/19

In the figure, O is the center of the circle. B and C are points lying on the circle. If OC = 2 cm and OA = 1 cm,
then the area of the shaded region OABC is
 3 π 2  2π  2
C.  +  cm D.  3 +  cm
π 2π
  3 
cm2 cm2
 2 3
A. B.
2 3

95. 2006/II/46

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABC. If ∠OBC = 50° and ∠ACO = 20° , then ∠BOA =
A. 50° B. 60° C. 70° D. 80°

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96. 2006/II/47

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. A and B are points lying on the circle. If AOC is a straight line and
BC is a tangent to the circle, then the radius of the circle is
3
A. B. 3 C. 2 3 D. 3 3
2

97. 2007/II/48

In the figure, A, B, C and D are points lying on the circle. If AB = 5, AD = 3 and BD = 7 , then ∠BCD =
A. 60° B. 85° C. 95° D. 120°

98. 2007/II/49

In the figure, A, B and C are points lying on the circle. AB is a diameter of the circle. DB is the tangent to
the circle at B. If ACD is a straight line with AC = 4 and CD = 2 , then AB =
A. 2 6 B. 4 3 C. 4 6 D. 8 3

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99. 2008/II/20

In the figure, OAB and OCD are sectors with centre O . It is given that the area of the shaded region ABCD
is 54 π cm2 . If AC = 6 cm , then OA =
A. 15 cm B. 21 cm C. 24 cm D. 30 cm

100. 2008/II/50

In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. If ∠ADC = 84° and ∠CBO = 38° , then ∠AOB =
A. 64° B. 88° C. 104° D. 168°

101. 2008/II/51

In the figure, AB is the tangent to the circle at B and ADC is a straight line. If AB : AD = 2 : 1 , then the
area of ∆ABD : the area of ∆BCD =
A. 1:2 B. 1:3 C. 1:4 D. 2:3

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