Medium Questions

IGCSE CIE Maths 52 mins 17 questions

Paper 2

3.4 Circle Theorems

3.4.1 Angles at Centre & Semicircles / 3.4.2 Chords & Tangents / 3.4.3 Cyclic
Quadrilaterals / 3.4.4 Segment Theorems

1 Points A , B, C, D , E and F lie on the circle, centre O .

Find the value of x and the value of y .

x= .................................................. [2]

y= ..................................................

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Very Hard (5 questions) /22 (2 marks)

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The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
2 A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O. AB and DE are chords of the circle.
Find the obtuse angle AOC. M is the mid-point of AB and N is the mid-point of DE.
AB = DE = 9 cm and OM = 5 cm.

Angle AOC = ............................................ Find ON.

ON = ......................................... cm

(2 marks)
(1 mark)

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 4 The points A , B, C, D and E lie on the circumference of the circle.
5 A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.
Angle DCE = 47° and angle CEA = 85°.
AC and BD intersect at X.
Complete the statement.
Find the values of w , x and y .

Triangle ADX is ..................................................... to triangle BCX.

w = ................................................
x = ................................................
y = ................................................
(1 mark)

(3 marks)

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Hard Questions

1 P , R and Q are points on the circle.

AB is a tangent to the circle at Q .
QR bisects angle PQB therefore
Angle BQR = x ° and x < 60.
6 (a) A , B , C and D lie on the circle, centre O .
Angle ABC = 131 °.
Find angle ADC . Use this information to show that triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle.
Give a geometrical reason for each step of your work.

Angle ADC = .................................................

(1 mark)

(3 marks)
(b) Find angle AOC .

Angle AOC = .................................................

(1 mark)

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A , B , C and D lie on the circle.
PCQ is a tangent to the circle at C .
Angle ACQ = 64°.

Work out angle ABC , giving reasons for your answer.

3 (a) A , B , C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.

Angle ABC = .......................... because ..........................
The line XY is a tangent to the circle at A .
Find the value of x , giving a reason for your answer.

x = ............................. because .................................

(3 marks)

(2 marks)

(b) Find the value of y , giving a reason for your answer.

y = ............................. because .................................

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(2 marks)

4 (a) In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

Angle ACD = x ° and angle OAB = 2x ° .

Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle AOB .

Angle AOB = ...................................................

(1 mark)

(b) Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ...................................................

(1 mark)

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 (c) Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle DAB. (3 marks)

Angle DAB = ...................................................

(2 marks)

5 A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O.

AB and OC intersect at P.

Find the value of w .

w = ....................................................

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Very Hard Questions

1 The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral.

Find the value of y .

6 (a) A , B , C and D lie on the circle, centre O .

TA is a tangent to the circle at A . y= ................................................
Angle ABC = 131 ° and angle ADB = 20°.
Find angle BAT .

Angle BAT = .................................................

(1 mark)
(4 marks)
(b) Find angle OAB .

Angle OAB = .................................................

(1 mark)

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 3 A , B , D and E are points on a circle.
ABC and EDC are straight lines.
2 J , K , L and M are points on the circumference of a circle with diameter JL .
JL and KM intersect at N . Prove that triangle BCD is similar to triangle ECA .
Angle JNK = 104 ° and angle MLJ = 22°. You must give reasons for your working.
Work out the value of d .

d = ....................................................

(5 marks)

(4 marks)

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5 B, C, D and E are points on a circle.

4 B , C , D and F are points on a circle.

AB is the tangent at B to the circle.
ABC , AFD , BFE and CDE are straight lines.
AB is parallel to ED .
Work out the size of angle x .
Angle ABE = 73°
Show your working clearly.
Work out the size of angle DCE .
Give a reason for each stage of your working.
x = ......................

(4 marks)

(5 marks)

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