Circular Measure
Circular Measure
1 The diagram shows the sector AOB of a circle with centre O and radius 7 cm. Angle radians. Find
the perimeter of the shaded region.
[3]
[Total: 3]
2 A circle has a radius of 6 cm. A sector of this circle has a perimeter of cm. Find the area of this
sector.
[4]
[Total: 4]
2
3 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB = 12 cm and angle AOB = radians. Points
C and D lie on OA and OB respectively such that CD is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius 10 cm. The area
of the sector OCD = 35 cm2.
[4]
[Total: 4]
3
4 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB and angle AOB = radians. The points C
and D lie on OA and OB respectively. CD is an arc of length 9.6 cm of the circle, centre O, radius 12 cm. The
arc CD touches the line AB at the point M.
Given that the value of is 0.8, find the total area of the shaded regions.
[4]
[Total: 4]
4
5 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB = 12 cm and angle AOB = radians. Points
C and D lie on OA and OB respectively such that CD is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius 10 cm. The area
of the sector OCD = 35 cm2.
[3]
[Total: 3]
5
6 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB = 12 cm and angle AOB = radians. Points
C and D lie on OA and OB respectively such that CD is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius 10 cm. The area
of the sector OCD = 35 cm2.
Show that .
[1]
[Total: 1]
6
7 The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB and angle AOB = radians. The points C
and D lie on OA and OB respectively. CD is an arc of length 9.6 cm of the circle, centre O, radius 12 cm. The
arc CD touches the line AB at the point M.
[1]
[Total: 1]
7
The circles with centres C1 and C2 have equal radii of length r cm. The line C1C2 is a radius of both circles.
The two circles intersect at A and B.
[4]
[Total: 4]
8
The circles with centres C1 and C2 have equal radii of length r cm. The line C1C2 is a radius of both circles.
The two circles intersect at A and B.
Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is cm, find the value of r.
[4]
[Total: 4]
10
The diagram shows a circle centre O, radius 10 cm. The points A, B and C lie on the circumference of the
circle such that AB = BC = 18 cm.
9
(a) Show that angle AOB = 2.24 radians correct to 2 decimal places.
[3]
10
[5]
[3]
[Total: 11]
11
12
The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm. The points A, B, C and D lie on the circle such
that the chord AB = 15 cm and the chord CD = 10 cm. The chord AB is parallel to the chord DC.
(a) Show that the angle AOB is 1.70 radians correct to 2 decimal places.
[2]
13
[4]
14
[4]
[Total: 10]
15
12
The diagram shows the right-angled triangle OAB. The point C lies on the line OB. Angle OAB = radians
and angle AOB = radians. AC is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius 12 cm and AC has length 9.6 cm.
[2]
16
[4]
[Total: 6]
13
17
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC with AB = 8 cm and angle ABC = radians. The points D
and E lie on AC and BC respectively. BAD and ECD are sectors of the circles with centres A and C respectively.
Angle BAD = radians.
[6]
18
[3]
[Total: 9]
14
The diagram shows a company logo, ABCD. The logo is part of a sector, AOB, of a circle, centre O and radius
50 cm. The points C and D lie on OB and OA respectively. The lengths AD and BC are equal and
AD : AO is 7 : 10. The angle AOB is radians.
19
[5]
20
[3]
[Total: 8]
15
The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius r cm. The points A and B lie on the circle such that
angle AOB = radians.
21
(a) Find, in terms of r and , an expression for the length of the chord AB.
[1]
(b) Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 20 cm, show that .
[2]
22
(c) Given that r and can vary, find the value of when .
[4]
(d) Given that r is increasing at the rate of 15 cm s–1, find the corresponding rate of change of when .
[3]
[Total: 10]
23
16
C
B
A 10 cm E
The diagram shows two circles, centres A and B, each of radius 10 cm. The point B lies on the circumference
of the circle with centre A. The two circles intersect at the points C and D. The point E lies on the circumference
of the circle centre B such that ABE is a diameter.
[1]
[1]
[5]
24
[3]
[Total: 10]
17 The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. The length of the arc AB is 7 cm. Angle
AOB is radians.
[1]
25
[2]
[2]
[2]
[Total: 7]