Consider the following simultaneous equations (with $${c_1}$$ and $${c_2}$$ being constants): $$$3{x_1} + 2{x_2} = {c_1}$$$ $$$4{x_1} + {x_2} = {c_2}$$$

The characteristic equation for these simultaneous equation is

The analysis of a water sample produces the following results: The total hardness (in mg/L as $${\mathrm{CaCO}}_3$$) of the water sample is ______.

The figure shows a U-tube having a 5 mm × 5 mm square cross-section filled with mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) up to a height of 20 cm in each limb (open to the atmosphere).

If 5cm³ of water is added to the right limb, the new height (in cm, up to two decimal places) of mercury in the LEFT limb will be______

A catchment is idealized as a 25 km × 25 km square. It has five rain gauges, one at each corner and one at the center, as shown in the figure. During a month, the precipitation at these gauges is measured as G₁ = 300 mm, G₂ = 285 mm, G₃ = 272 mm, G₄ = 290 mm and G₅ = 288 mm. The average precipitation (in mm, up to one decimal place) over the catchment during this month by using the Thiessen polygon method is_______ .