Questions

Q1.

The diagram shows a cube ABCDEFGH with sides of length 6 cm.

T is the midpoint of AB and V is the midpoint of CH

Work out the distance from T to V in a straight line through the cube.
Give your answer in the form cm where a is an integer.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(QU18 4MA1/1HR, June 2022)

Q2.

A TV screen is rectangular.

The width of the rectangle is 64.8 cm and the height is 48.6 cm.

(a) Calculate the area of the rectangle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2
(3)

The length of a diagonal of the rectangle gives the 'size' of the TV screen.

(b) Calculate the 'size' of the TV screen.

 ........................................................... cm
(3)

(Total for Question is 6 marks)

(Q14 4MA0/1FR, Jan 2014)

Q3.

ABCD is a rhombus.
The diagonals AC and BD cross at the point E.
AE = CE = 6 cm.
BE = DE = 4 cm.
Angle AEB = 90°
(a) Work out the area of the rhombus.

...........................................................cm 2
(3)
(b) Work out the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
 ........................................................... cm
(3)

(Total for question is 3 marks)

(Q22 4MA0/2F, Jan 2012)

Q4.

The diagram shows a trapezium PQRS.

(a) Calculate the area of the trapezium PQRS.

...........................................................cm 2
(2)
(b) Calculate the length PQ.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

(Q06 4MA0/4H, June 2011)

Q5.

The diagram shows a rectangle PQRS.

PQ = 14 cm and QR = 9 cm.
The point A lies on PS so that PA = 5 cm.
The point B lies on SR so that BR = 8 cm.

(a) Work out the area of triangle AQB.

........................................................... cm2
(4)

(b) Work out the length of AQ.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(3)

(Total for Question is 7 marks)

 (Q15 4MA0/1FR, June 2014)

Q6.

The diagram shows a rectangle PQRS.

PQ = 14 cm and QR = 9 cm.
The point A lies on PS so that PA = 5 cm.
The point B lies on SR so that BR = 8 cm.

(a) Work out the area of triangle AQB.

........................................................... cm2
(4)

(b) Work out the length of AQ.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm
(3)
 (Total for Question is 7 marks)

(Q03 4MA0/3HR, June 2014)

Q7.

Here is an isosceles triangle.

Work out the area of the triangle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm2
(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q19 4MA0/1FR, Jan 2017)

Q8.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q21 4MA0/2FR, Jan 2017)

Q9.

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

Work out the area of the triangle.

 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q23 4MA1/1F/EAM, Specimen papers )

Q10.

Here is a trapezium ABCD.

Angle DAB = angle ABC = 90°

AD = 20 cm
AB = 8 cm
BC = 14 cm

(a) Calculate the area of the trapezium ABCD.

.......................................................... cm2
(2)
(b) Calculate the length of CD.

.......................................................... cm
(4)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

 (Q23 4MA0/2FR, Jan 2015)

Q11.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

x = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q19 4MA0/1FR, June 2015)

Q12.
A TV screen is rectangular.
The width of the rectangle is 64.8 cm and the height is 48.6 cm.
The length of a diagonal of the rectangle gives the 'size' of the TV screen.

(a) Calculate the 'size' of the TV screen.

........................................................... cm
(3)

The diagram shows two rectangular TV screens.

The rectangles are similar.
The 'size' of the smaller screen is 48 cm.
The width of the smaller screen is 38.4 cm.
The 'size' of the larger screen is 102 cm.

(b) Calculate the width of the larger TV screen.

........................................................... cm
(2)

(Total for Question is 5 marks)

(Q07 4MA0/3HR, Jan 2014)

Q13.
Calculate the length of AC.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

(Q22 4MA0/2F, May 2014)

Q14.

Calculate the length of AC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... cm

(Total for Question is 3 marks)

 (Q08 4MA0/4H, June 2014)

Q15.

Work out the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

x =...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q24 4MA0/2F, Jan 2013)

Q16.

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

The area of the triangle is 12 cm2

Work out the perimeter of the triangle.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
 cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q08 4MA1/1H, Jan 2019)

Q17.

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

Work out the area of the triangle.

 ........................................................... cm2

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q23 4MA1/2F, Nov 2020)

Q18.

Here is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of h.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

h = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q14 4MA1/1F, Nov 2021)

Q19.

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD

In the diagram, ABC and DAC are right-angled triangles.
BC = 6 cm AC = 7.5 cm
The area of quadrilateral ABCD is 31.5 cm2

Work out the length of AD

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 6 marks)

 (QU11 4MA1/1HR, June 2022)

Q20.

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC

AB = 7 cm AC = BC = y cm

The area of the triangle is 42 cm2

Work out the value of y

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

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q24 4MA1/1FR, Jan 2023)

Q21.

The shaded shape is made using three identical right-angled triangles and a square.
Work out the perimeter of the shaded shape.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q17 4MA1/1FR, Jan 2022)

Q22.

Here is a right-angled triangle.

AC = 6.5 cm.

BC = 6.3 cm.

Angle ABC = 90°

Calculate the length of AB.

........................................................... cm

(Total for question = 3 marks)

(Q22 4MA0/1F, June 2015)

Q23.

A washing line is attached at points A and B on two vertical posts standing on horizontal
ground.
Point A is 2.1 metres above the ground on one post.
Point B is 1.7 metres above the ground on the other post. The horizontal distance between the two
posts is 6 metres.
 Calculate the distance AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................................... m

(Total for question = 4 marks)

(Q11 4MA0/3H, Jan 2013)

Q24.

Here is a triangular prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
 ........................................................... cm3

(Total for question = 5 marks)

(Q24 4MA1/2F, June 2021)

Mark Scheme
Q1.
 (QU18 4MA1/1HR, June 2022)

Q2.
 (Q14 4MA0/1FR, Jan 2014)

Q3.

(Q22 4MA0/2F, Jan 2012)

Q4.
 (Q06 4MA0/4H, June 2011)

Q5.

(Q15 4MA0/1FR, June 2014)

Q6.

(Q03 4MA0/3HR, June 2014)

Q7.
 (Q19 4MA0/1FR, Jan 2017)

Q8.
 (Q21 4MA0/2FR, Jan 2017)

Q9.

(Q23 4MA1/1F/EAM, Specimen papers )

Q10.
 (Q23 4MA0/2FR, Jan 2015)

Q11.

(Q19 4MA0/1FR, June 2015)

Q12.

(Q07 4MA0/3HR, Jan 2014)

Q13.
 (Q22 4MA0/2F, May 2014)

Q14.

(Q08 4MA0/4H, June 2014)

Q15.

(Q24 4MA0/2F, Jan 2013)

Q16.
 (Q08 4MA1/1H, Jan 2019)

Q17.

(Q23 4MA1/2F, Nov 2020)

Q18.
 (Q14 4MA1/1F, Nov 2021)

Q19.
 (QU11 4MA1/1HR, June 2022)

Q20.
 (Q24 4MA1/1FR, Jan 2023)

Q21.

(Q17 4MA1/1FR, Jan 2022)

Q22.

For all questions, the correct answer, unless clearly obtained by an incorrect method, should be taken to
imply a correct method.

(Q22 4MA0/1F, June 2015)

Q23.

(Q11 4MA0/3H, Jan 2013)

Q24.
(Q24 4MA1/2F, June 2021)