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1.1a.
1.1b.

Theorem of Pythagoras
Pythagoras - Exam Type Questions

page 3
page 5

1.2a.
1.2b.
1.2c.
1.2d.
1.2e

Algebraic Expressions
Factorising
Equations
Changing the Subject of the Formula
Changing the Subject Exam Type Questions

page 7
page 8
page 10
page 12
page 13

1.3

Volume of Solids Exam Type Questions

page 14

1.4a
1.4b.
1.4c.
1.4d
1.4e
1.4f

The Circle Area & Circumference Revision

Length of Arcs & Area of Sectors
Arcs & Sectors Exam Type Questions
Angles in a Circle
Tangents to a Circle
The Circle Exam Type Questions

page 18
page 19
page 21
page 23
page 25
page 26

1.5a

Statistics

page 30

1.1a PYTHAGORAS_____________________________________________________
1.

2.

3.

4.

Answer these questions about the

framework opposite.
(a)

Calculate the length of BD.

(b)

Hence calculate the length of BC.

(c)

Calculate the area of triangle

ABC.

A rhombus has sides of 20cm and its longest diagonal

measuring 34cm.
(a)

Calculate the length of the shorter diagonal.

(b)

Calculate the area of the rhombus

20cm
34cm

Calculate the distance between each pair of points below.

(a)

A(2, 5) and B(7, 10)

(b)

P(1, 8) and Q(12, 2)

(c)

E( 2 , 3) and F(2, 4 )

(d)

R( 7 , 3 ) and F( 3 , 1 )

Answer the following about the cuboid opposite.

(a)

(b)

Calculate the length of the face

diagonal AC.

5cm

H
B

Hence calculate the length of the

space diagonal AG.

C
4cm

11cm

5.

18cm

The pyramid opposite has a rectangular base.

(a)

Calculate the length of the base diagonal PR.

(b)

Given that edge TR = 18cm, calculate the

vertical height of the pyramid.

12cm
P

16cm

Start each of the following questions by drawing a diagram.

6.

A ship sails 9km due North and then a further 17km due East.
How far is the ship from its starting point?

7.

An aircraft flies 400km due West and then a further 150km due South.
How far is the aircraft from its starting point?
6m

8.

The room shown opposite has two parallel sides.

Using the given dimensions calculate the
perimeter of the room.

3m

9.

Calculate the length of the banister rail shown in

the diagram if there are 6 stairs, and if each tread
measures 25cm and each riser 20cm.

Use the converse of Pythagoras Theorem to prove that these triangles are right angled.
15 m

(a)

6 cm

1m

1m

Give your answer in metres.

10.

(b)

(c)
8m

10cm

17cm

25mm
24 mm

7 mm

8 cm

(d)

(e)

9 cm

(f)

83 m

121 m
2 cm

5 cm
147m
103cm
4

81 cm

79 cm

1.1 b PYTHAGORAS
1.

EXAM QUESTIONS

In a switch mechanism lever AB rotates around A until it rests against the rod CD.
B

Point B touches rod CD at E.

D

AB = 11cm and AC = 84cm as shown.

11cm

For the switch to work the distance from C to E

must be more than 7cm.
A

Will this switch mechanism work?

84cm

Your answer must be accompanied by appropriate working and explanation.

2.

The capital letter M can be formed using straight lines as shown below.

8cm

10cm

Calculate the total length of the lines forming the letter.

3.

The side view of a water trough is as shown in the diagram. The depth of it must by at
least 11cm.
Is this container acceptable? Show working and give a reason for your answer.
46cm

dcm
18cm
32cm

4.

EFGH is a rhombus. EG is 10cm and HF is 18cm.

Calculate the perimeter of the rhombus.

F 10cm

G
18cm

5.

A special stage is being built for an outdoor concert. It has to be 20 metre wide, 2
metres high and has a ramp on one side.
20m
2m
275m

Special non-slip matting has to be laid along the stage and down the ramp.
The cost of the matting is 34 a metre and it is sold in complete metres.
Calculate the cost of the matting.

6.

6m

I have just built a new patio area in my garden.

37m

The diagram shows the measurements of it.

55m

I am going to put a low fence round its perimeter.

Calculate the length of fencing that I will require.

1.2a EXPRESSIONS with BRACKETS_________________________________________

1.

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

4 (2a + 5)

(b)

7 (3y 4)

(c)

2 (12x + 11) (d)

9 (4c 7)

Expand and simplify:

(a)

3(3a 1) + 2a

(b)

2(5x + 3) 3x

(c)

8(b + 2) 9

(d)

4(2h 1) + 7

(e)

5(3 4x) + 11x

(f)

3(2c + 1) 8

(g)

2(4t + 3) 10t

(h)

p(p + q) 3pq

(i)

7(1 3c) 10

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

(x + 2)(x + 3)

(b)

(y +5)(y +2)

(c)

(a + 4)(a + 6)

(d)

(b + 3)(b + 4)

(e)

(x + 9)(x +5)

(f)

(s + 3)(s + 8)

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

(x 1)(x 5)

(b)

(c 4)(c 2)

(c)

(y 3)(y 7)

(d)

(b 6)(b 8)

(e)

(x 5)(x 2)

(f)

(s 8)(s 5)

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

(x 1)(x + 5)

(b)

(a + 3)(a 7)

(c)

(t 5)(t + 4)

(d)

(y + 8)(y 4)

(e)

(c + 2)(c 7)

(f)

(x 6)(x + 1)

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

(x + 3)2

(b)

(w 2)2

(c)

(a 5)2

(d)

(c + 8)2

(e)

(y 4)2

(f)

(a + 6)2

(g)

(b + 1)2

(h)

(s + 7)2

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

(a + b)(c + d)

(b)

(2 + x)(3 + y)

(c)

(a + 4)(b + 5)

(d)

8.

9.

10.

(p q)(r s)

(e)

(1 a)(7 b)

(f)

(c 6)(d + 8)

Multiply out the brackets:

(a)

x(x2 + x 1)

(b)

3(2x2 3x + 5)

(c)

x(3x2 5x + 8)

(d)

2x(x2 + 2x + 3)

(e)

5(x2 8x + 2)

(f)

x(x2 4x 7)

Multiply out the brackets and simplify:

(a)

(x + 2)(x2 + 3x + 1)

(b)

(x + 5)(x2 + 4x+ 2)

(c)

(x + 1)(x2 + 5x + 4)

(d)

(x + 3)(x2 + x + 5)

(e)

(x 3)(x2 2x + 5)

(f)

(x 6)(x2 5x + 2)

Multiply out the brackets and simplify:

(a)

(x + 5)(2x2 + 4x + 9)

(b)

(x 3)(5x2 + x + 6)

(c)

(x 2)(6x2 5x + 7)

(d)

(x + 7)(3x2 + 9x 2)

(e)

(x 4)(5x2 x 8)

(f)

(x + 1)(7x2 2x + 11)

(g)

(2x + 1)(3x2 + 4x + 1)

(h)

(3x + 4)(x2 11x + 2)

1.2b FACTORISING _____________________________________________________

1.

2.

3.

Factorise by finding the common factor:

(a)

2a + 4b

(b)

10x 12y

(c)

18m + 24n

(d)

10c + 15d

(e)

6a 9x

(f)

18s 12t

(g)

12x + 15y

(h)

14a 7b

Factorise by finding the common factor

(a)

ax + ay

(b)

xy2 + xa2

(c)

pqr + pst

(d)

xay bac

(e)

pq + p

(f)

y2 + y

Factorise by finding the highest common factor:

(a)

2ax + 6a

(b)

3y + 9y2

(c)

24a 16ab

(d)

pq2 pq

(e)

12xy 9xz

(f)

6b2 4b

(g)

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

3a2 + 27ah

(h)

15abc + 20abd

(i)

3s3 9s2

Factorise the following expressions, which contain a difference of squares:

(a)

a2 b2

(b)

x2 y2

(c)

p2 q2

(d)

s2 t2

(e)

a2 32

(f)

x2 22

(g)

p2 92

(h)

c2 52

(i)

b2 1

(j)

y2 16

(k)

m2 25

(l)

a2 9

Factorise the following expressions, which contain a difference of squares:

(a)

a2 4b2

(b)

x2 25y2

(c)

p2 64q2

(d)

16c2 d2

(e)

81 4g2

(f)

36w2 y2

(g)

4a2 1

(h)

g2 81h2

(i)

49x2 y2

(j)

9c2 16d2

(k)

4p2 9q2

(l)

b2 100c2

Factorise the following expressions which contain a common factor and a difference
of two squares:
(a)

2a2 2b2

(b)

5p2 5

(c)

45 5x2

(d)

4d2 36

(e)

2y2 50

(f)

4b2 100

(g)

3q2 27

(h)

8a2 32b2

(i)

ab2 64a

(j)

xy2 25x

(k)

abc2 ab

(l)

8p2 50q2

Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

(a)

x2+ 3x + 2

(b)

a2 + 2a + 1

(c)

y2 + 5y + 4

(d)

x2 + 8x + 7

(e)

x2 + 6x + 9

(f)

b2 + 8b + 12

Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

(a)

a2 8a + 15

(b)

x2 9x + 8

(c)

c2 9c + 18

(d)

y2 4y + 4

(e)

b2 6b + 5

(f)

x2 15x + 14

Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

(a)

b2 + 3b 10

(b)

x2 + 6x 7

(c)

y2 y 6

(d)

a2 a 20

(e)

q2 + 2q 8

(f)

x2 8x 20

10.

11.

12.

Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

(a)

2x2 7x + 3

(b)

2a2 5a + 3

(c)

5p2 17p + 6

(d)

5b2 7b + 2

(e)

6x2 7x + 2

(f)

4y2 11y + 6

(g)

7c2 29c + 4

(h)

4m2 9m + 2

(i)

16a2 10a + 1

Factorise the following quadratic expressions:

(a)

3x2 2x 1

(b)

2a2 a 3

(c)

4p2 p 3

(d)

2c2 + 7c 4

(e)

6y2 11y 2

(f)

3w2 + 10w 8

(g)

3m2 + 2m 5

(h)

4q2 + 5q 6

(i)

6b2 + 7b 20

Fully factorise these expressions:

(a)

3x2 3

(b)

2p2 + 12p + 10

(c)

9x2 36

(d)

5x2 + 25x + 30

(e)

ax2 + 5ax + 6a

(f)

3y2 12y 15

(g)

15c2 + 27c + 12

(h)

16b2 + 28b + 6

(i)

9q2 + 33q + 18

(j)

10s2 35s + 15

(k)

8m2 20m + 12

(l)

8a2 36a + 36

(m)

4t2 + 2t 56

(n)

90d2 60d 80

(o)

400x2 4

1.2c SOLVING EQUATIONS and INEQUATIONS______________________________

1.

2.

Solve :
(a)

2x 3 = 5

(c)

3x + 3 = 12 (d)

5x + 2 = 7

(e)

2a 2 = 14 (f)

5y + 3 = 18 (g)

2p + 7 = 21 (h)

3c 4 = 17

(i)

8b 7 = 57 (j)

10q 8 = 72 (k)

3d 5 = 31 (l)

9x 1 = 80

(m)

4c 9 = 15 (n)

6p 2 = 40 (o)

5a 2 = 73 (p)

3y 14 = 40

(b)

4x + 5 = 9

Multiply out the brackets and solve :

(a)

2 (x + 5) = 12

(b)

5 (y + 7) = 45

(c)

3 (a + 6) = 36

(d)

6 (x + 4) = 54

(e)

4 (x + 9) = 48

(f)

3 (c + 8) = 30

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3.

4.

5.

6.

Solve :
(a)

6y + 3 = y + 18

(b)

5a + 7 = a + 15

(c)

9c + 5 = c + 21

(d)

10x + 1 = 4x + 19

(e)

5b + 3 = 2b + 9

(f)

7n + 6 = 3n + 18

(g)

7x 14 = 3x + 2

(h)

6c 13 = 3c + 59

(c)

3x + 3 > 12 (d)

5x + 2 > 12

Solve :
(a)

2x + 1 < 5

(e)

7a 1 < 13 (f)

5y 2 < 23 (g)

6p 5 > 31 (h)

4c 7 > 25

(i)

8b 3 > 61 (j)

10q 7 < 73 (k)

3d 2 < 34 (l)

9x 8 > 73

(m)

4c 5 < 19 (n)

6p 1 < 41 (o)

5a 4 < 71 (p)

3y 24 < 30

(b)

4x + 1 > 9

Solve each of the following inequations where x can only take values from the set of
numbers .. 2 , 1, 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 .
(a)

6 x 2 3x 5

(b)

7 x 13 x 3

(c)

3(2 x 1) 5x 8

(d)

2(6 5x) 8 x 12

Solve each of the following inequations.

(a)

3a 2 17 2a

(b)

7(2 x 3) 8x 27

(c)

2(5 p 12) 7 p 18

(d)

40 3k 28 k

(e)

7(2 d ) 2(d 12)

(f)

2(2 y 1) 8 10(1 y)

(g)

4(3 4h) 12 h

(h)

3(2 y) 2(1 3 y) 7

7.

I think of a whole number, treble it and subtract 3. The answer must be less than or
equal to 12. Form an inequation and solve it to find the possible starting whole
numbers.

8.

I subtract a whole number from 8 and double the answer. The result must be greater
than 10. Form an inequation and solve it to find the possible starting whole numbers.

11

9.

Fred and Jane are brother and sister. Fred is 3 years older than twice Jane's age.
The sum of their ages is less than 36 years.
Taking Jane's age to be x years form an inequation. What can you say about Jane's
age?

1.2d Changing the Subject of the Formula__________________________________

1.

2.

3.

Change the subject of each formula to c.

(a)

b = 1 /2 c

(b)

x = 1/5 c

(c)

y = 1/4 c

(d)

a = 1 /2 c + 2

(e)

h = 1/3 c 5

(f)

p = 1/4 c + q

Change the subject of each formula to x.

(a)

y=

3
x

(b)

d=

c
x

(c)

m=

y
x

(d)

s=

a2
x

(e)

a=

x8
9

(f)

k=

x5
2

(g)

y=

2
+1
x

(h)

z=

6
7
x

(i)

h=

m
+k
x

Change the subject of each formula to k.

k
d

(a)

y=

(b)

x=

(c)

c=

(d)

h=

k
g

(e)

s=

t
k

(f)

r = k2

(g)

ab = k2

(h)

p
= k2
q

(i)

y = x + k2

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4.

Change the subject of each formula to the letter shown in brackets.

(a)

v2 = u2 + 2as

(s)

(b)

v2 = u2 + 2as

(u)

(c)

V = r2h

(h)

(d)

V = r2h

(r)

(e)

r =

(A)

(f)

L=3+

(g)

2k =

(p)

(h)

x2 =

( p 4)

1.2e CHANGING the SUBJECT of a FORMULA

1.

2 gR

For the formula given below, change the subject to x

A2 =

x +5

The formula for kinetic energy is

E=

1 mv 2
2

Change the subject of the formula to v.

5.

EXAM QUESTIONS

The formula for the velocity that a body must have to escape the gravitational pull of
Earth is

Change the subject of the formula to g.

4.

(y)

1 x
2 c2

V=

3.

(a)

Change the subject of the formula to c.

ab =

2.

4 yz
t

6a

Change the subject of the formula to a:

V = 3a2b

13

6.

Change the subject of the formula to k.

T 2

7.

m
k

A formula to convert temperature from degrees Celsius to degrees Farenheit is

F=

9
C 32
5

Change the subject of the formula to C.

1.3a VOLUME OF SOLIDS________________________________________________

1.

The Stockholm Globe Arena is the largest hemispherical building in the world.
The radius of the building is 110 m.
Calculate the volume of the building in cubic metres,
giving your answer in scientific notation correct to 3
significant figures.

2.

A metal bottle stopper is made up from a cone topped with a sphere.

The sphere has diameter 15cm.
Radius = 09cm

The cone has radius 09cm.

The overall length of the stopper is 65cm.

65cm

Calculate the volume of metal required to make the stopper.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

3.

The volume of this sphere is 524cm3.

Calculate the diameter, d cm.

dcm

14

4.

Non Calculator!
Calculate the volume of this sphere which has radius 3m.
[Take 314 ]

3m

5.

Sherbet in a sweet shop is stored in a cylindrical container like the one shown
in diagram 1.

20cm

32cm

Diagram 1

The volume of the cylinder, correct to the nearest 1000cm3, is 10 000 cm3.
5 cm

The sherbet is sold in conical containers with diameter 5 cm

as shown in diagram 2.
250 of these cones can be filled from the contents of the cylinder.

Diagram 2

Calculate the depth, d cm, of a sherbet cone.

6.

d cm

Non Calculator!
The diagram shows a cone with radius 10
centimetres and height 30 centimetres.
Taking = 314, calculate the volume of the
cone.

15

30 cm

10 cm

A childrens wobbly toy is made from a cone, 21 cm

high, on top of a hemispherical base of diameter 20 cm.

7.

21 cm

The toy has to be filled with liquid foam.

Calculate the volume of foam which will be required.

20 cm

A glass candle holder is in the shape of a cuboid with a

cone removed. The cuboid measures 4cm by 4cm by 6cm.

8.

The cone has a diameter of 3cm and a height of 5cm.

6 cm

Calculate the volume of glass in the candle holder.

4 cm
4 cm

9.

For the Christmas market a confectioner has created a chocolate Santa.

It consists of a solid hemisphere topped by a solid cone.
Both have diameter 5cm and the height of the cone is 4cm as
shown in the diagram.

4cm
5cm

Calculate the volume of chocolate required to make one chocolate

Santa, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

16

10.

The diameter of an ordinary snooker ball is 525cm.

Calculate the volume of a snooker ball giving your answer correct to 3
significant figures.

11.

A dessert is in the shape of a truncated cone [a cone with

a slice taken from the top].
The radius of the base is 41cm and is 16 cm at the top.
The other dimensions are shown in the diagram.

56cm
37cm

Calculate the volume of the dessert.

12.

A company that produces bins uses the design of a cylindrical base with a
hemispherical lid.

If the total height of the bin is 60cm and the

radius of the bin is 14cm, calculate the

60cm

total volume of the bin in litres correct to 3

significant figures.
(Volume of cylinder = r2h;
Volume of sphere = 4/3r3)

14cm

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1.4a The Circle Area and Circumference Revision____________________________

1.

Calculate the CIRCUMFERENCES of these circles:

(a)

(b)

15m

2.

3.

14cm

9cm

The diameter of the bell on the end of a trumpet

measures 14 cm. Calculate its circumference.

Calculate the circumference of the circle drawn

with these compasses.

53cm

4.

Linzis Mum buys a frill of length 38cm to fit round her birthday cake.
Find out the biggest diameter that the cake can have
so that the frill fits.

5.

Calculate the area of these circles:

(a)

(b)
12cm

30cm

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6.

The diameter of the top of a pin is 7mm.

7mm

Calculate the total area of the tops of 5 of them.

7.

Tea-light candles have to be packed into a box like this:

(a)

What is the area of 1 tea light?

12cm

8.

(b)

Calculate the total area taken up by the

15 tea lights on the tray.

(c)

What is the area of the top of the tray?

(d)

What percentage of space on the tray is NOT taken up by the tea lights?

The weights at the end of these balloons each have an area of 20cm2.
Calculate their radius and then the circumference.

1.4b The Circle Length of Arcs and Area of Sectors__________________________

1.

Calculate the length of the arc in each diagram below, giving your answer to 1d.p.
E

(a)
O

(b)
90o

14mm

140o

35

2m

8cm
B

2.

(c)

Calculate the perimeter of each sector in Question 1. Giving your answers to 1 d.p.

19

Find the length of the minor arc AB in each of the following circles, giving your
answers correct to 1 d.p.

3.

(a)

(b) A
O
90o

(c)
9 cm

(e)

(f)

2 cm

(h)

8 cm

80o

7cm

h.

O
o

150

30o

(g)

140o

7 cm

120o

3 cm

90o O

5 cm

(d)

72o

12 cm

10 cm

4.

Calculate the length of the major arc in the circles shown in Question 3, giving your
answers correct to 1 d.p.

5.

Calculate the area of the sector in each diagram below, giving your answer correct to 3
significant figures.
E

(a)

(b)

(c)

90o

14mm

35o

140o
O

8cm
B

20

2m

Calculate the area of minor sector OAB in the circles shown below, giving your
answers correct to 3 significant figures.

6.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

A
O
90o

5 cm

9 cm

(e)

7 cm

120o

3 cm

90o O

(f)

(g)

30o

7cm

(h)

A
A

140o
O

2 cm

B
8 cm

80o

150o

72o

12 cm

7.

Calculate the area of the major sector for the circles in Question 2, giving your
answers correct to 3 significant figures.

8.

The length of minor arc CD is 733 cm.

O

Calculate the area of the circle.

120o
D

1.4c ARCS and SECTORS of a CIRCLE

EXAM QUESTIONS

Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures unless otherwise stated.

1.

Calculate the area of the sector shown in the diagram,

given that it has radius 68cm.
135o
O
4

21

10 cm

2.

A table is in the shape of a sector of a circle with radius 16m.

The angle at the centre is 130o as shown in the diagram.

16m
130o
O

Calculate the perimeter of the table.

42o

3.

The door into a restaurant kitchen swings backwards and forwards through 110o.

110o

90cm

The width of the door is 90cm.

Calculate the area swept out by the door as it swings back and forth.

4.

The YUMMY ICE CREAM Co uses this logo.

It is made up from an isosceles triangle and a sector of a circle as shown in the diagram.

The equal sides of the triangle are 6cm

100o

The radius of the sector is 33cm.

6cm

Calculate the perimeter of the logo.

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A sensor on a security system covers a horizontal area in the shape of a sector

5.

of a circle of radius 35m.

105

The sensor detects movement in an area with an angle of 105.

Calculate the area covered by the sensor.

A biscuit is in the shape of a sector of a circle with

triangular part removed as shown in the diagram.

6.

The radius of the circle, PQ, is 7 cm and PS = 15 cm.

Angle QPR = 80o.

Calculate the area of the biscuit.

1.4d Angles in a Circle__________________________________________________

In each of the diagrams below AB is a diameter. Find the missing angles in each
diagram.

1.

(a)

(b) A

(c) A

(d)

35
A

bo

45o

co

47o

ho

B
do

eo

jo

12

72o
fo
B

io

27o
lo
B

Find the length of the diameter AB in each of the circles below, given the other 2 sides
of the triangle.

2.
(a)

(b)
7cm

7cm

(c)
A

8cm

B
A

(d)
9cm

3cm

4cm
5cm

B
2cm
B

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3.

Use the symmetry properties of the circle to find the missing angles in the diagrams
below. In each diagram AB is a diameter.
A

(a)

(b)
d

50o

mo no

fo
57o

ao bo

(c)

lo o
28

eo

co

jo ko
o
ho i

4.

oo
go

Calculate the length of d in each diagram.

(a)

(b)

(c)

9 cm
75 cm

6 cm

4 cm

7 cm

d
12 cm

(d)

(e)

(f)

12 cm

20 cm

d
18 cm

16 cm

24 cm

5.

22 cm

Find x in each of the triangles below.

(a)

(b)

24 cm

18 cm

(c)

37o
32 cm

15 cm
53o

x
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(d)

(e)

(f)

57o

56o

15 cm

20 cm
37o

8 cm

x
x

6.

A cylindrical pipe is used to transport

water underground.
The radius of the pipe is 30 cm and
the width of the water surface is 40 cm.
30cm

Calculate the height of the pipe above

the water.

40cm

1.4e TANGENTS TO A CIRCLE___________________________________________

1.

Calculate the sizes of the angles marked a, b, . . . . .r, in the diagrams below.
(a)

(b)

bo

120o
eo
o
70o c

ao

do

(c)

fo

(d)

no
m

45o

65
o

ho
go

25

ro

qo

po
35o

In each of the diagrams below, PQ is a tangent which touches the circle at R.

2.

Calculate the lengths of the lines marked x.

(a)

(b)

10 cm

(c)

5 cm

25 cm

7 cm

8 cm

3.

In each of the diagrams below, AB is a tangent which touches the circle at C.

12 cm

Calculate x for each diagram.

(a)

27 cm

(b)
o

(c)

18 cm
O

B
O
A

O 55
10 cm

x
C

C
18 cm

30o
A

1.4f THE CIRCLE

1.

EXAM QUESTIONS

The diagram shows a section of a cylindrical

drain whose diameter is 1 metre. The surface
of the water in the drain AB is 70 cm.
` (a)
(b)

Write down the length of OA.

Calculate the depth of water in the pipe, d.
(Give your answer to the nearest cm.)

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2.

The diagram shows a section of a disused

mineshaft whose diameter is 2 metres. The
surface of the water in the shaft, AB, is 140 cm.
(a)
(b)

3.

Write down the length of OB.

Calculate the depth of water in the pipe, x.

(Give your answer to the nearest cm.)

A pool trophy is in the shape of a circular disc with

two pool cues as tangents to the circle.

8
Perfect Pool

O
The radius of the circle is 6 cm and
the length of the tangent to the point
of contact (AB) is 9 cm.
The base of the trophy is 3 cm.

6 cm
B

9 cm

3 cm

4.

Calculate the total height of the

trophy, h, to the nearest centimetre.

A circular bathroom mirror,

diameter 48 cm, is suspended from
the ceiling by two equal wires from
the centre of the mirror, O.

The ceiling, AB, is a tangent to the

circle at C. AC is 45 cm.
Calculate the total length of wire used to hang the mirror.

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48 cm

A bowling trophy consists of a glass circle set into a rectangular wooden plinth as
shown in the diagram. The diameter of the circle, centre O, is 8cm and the height of
the plinth is 3 cm.

5.

The width of the glass at the plinth is 6cm.

Calculate the height, h cm, of the trophy.
O

hcm

6cm

3cm

In the diagram triangle ABC is

isosceles and BD is a diameter of the circle.

6.

A
D

46o

Calculate the size of angle ACD.

C

7.

A and B are points on the circumference of a

circle
centre O. BC is a tangent to the circle.

Angle ABC = 66o.

C

Calculate the size of angle AOB.

66o

8.

In the diagram shown, BD is a tangent to

the circle centre O.

Angle BAC = 28o.

A

28o

Calculate the size of angle CBD.

O

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9.

The diagram shows a circle with centre O. ST is a tangent to the circle with point
of contact Q. PQT = 56o.
P

(a)

Calculate the size of POQ.

(b)

Hence calculate the length of the

major arc PQ given that the radius
of the circle is 14cm.

T
56o
Q

10.

The sign outside a pet shop is formed from part of a circle.

The circle has centre O and radius 26cm.

A
Pets'n

26cm

Us

O
B
w cm

Given that the line AB = 48cm, calculate the width, w cm, of the sign.

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1.5 STATISTICS_________________________________________________
1. For each of the data sets below find the median, lower quartile, upper quartile and
interquartile range. Construct a box plot to display this information.
(a)

10

14

15

(b)

29

30

32

33

34

37

40

(c)

17

19

20

22

23

25

26

(d)

(e)

18

18

28

29

40

40

40

47

51

52

53

(f)

013 018 018 019 025 026 029 029 030 031 033 039

(g)

133

136

136

138

140

141

143

145

(h)

371

375

376

379

380

384

385

387

389

390

(i)

57

58

58

60

63

67

67

69

82

85

86

(j)

11

11

11

12

13

14

15

15

16

18

20

90

2.

For each of the data sets below find the median, lower quartile, upper quartile and
interquartile range.
(a)

47

56

58

48

60

65

50

52

61

53

63

(b)

12

20

27

15

35

16

26

34

38

24

26

(c)

149

165

154

167

170

179

151

168

158

(d)

(e)

108

114

132

95

144

120

116

125

172

188

155

160

(f)

65

74

59

43

63

52

48

63

67

85

92

48

(g)

190

165

174

187

166

172

184

190

166

183

180

(h)

325

363

347

359

314

329

364

372

301

317

346

(i)

05

13

04

10

09

14

08

09

11

06

(j)

10

13

11

11

20

10

10

14

50

10

30

11

10