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6

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21°
R
117°
T
y° Q

(a) The chords PR and SQ of the circle intersect at T.


Angle RST = 21° and angle STR = 117°.

(i) Find the values of x and y.

Answer(a)(i) x = ................................................

y = ................................................ [2]

(ii) SR = 8.23 cm, RT = 3.31 cm and PQ = 9.43 cm.

Calculate the length of TQ.

Answer(a)(ii) TQ = .......................................... cm [2]


6 (b) EFGH is a cyclic quadrilateral.
G H
EF is a diameter of the circle. NOT TO
KE is the tangent to the circle at E. SCALE
GH is parallel to FE and angle KEG = 115°.

F 115° E

Calculate angle GEH. K

Answer(b) Angle GEH = ................................................ [4]

(c) A, B, C and D are points on the circle centre O.


C
Angle AOB = 140° and angle OAC = 14°.
AD = DC.
D NOT TO
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O
14° 140°

A B

Calculate angle ACD.

Answer(c) Angle ACD = ................................................ [5]


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(b)
R
x° Q

S

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63°
T P U

P, Q, R and S are points on a circle and PS = SQ.


PR is a diameter and TPU is the tangent to the circle at P.
Angle SPT = 63°.

Find the value of

(i) x,

Answer(b)(i) x = ................................................ [2]

(ii) y.

Answer(b)(ii) y = ................................................ [2]


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A
B
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52° SCALE

D
O

56°
C E

A, B, C and D are points on a circle, centre O.


CE is a tangent to the circle at C.

(a) Find the sizes of the following angles and give a reason for each answer.

(i) Angle DAC = ..................... because ..........................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Angle DOC = ..................... because .........................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(iii) Angle BCO = ..................... because ..........................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................... [2]
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O 58° B
D
23°

A, B, C and D lie on a circle centre O.


Angle ABC = 58° and angle CAD = 23°.

Calculate

(a) angle OCA,

Answer(a) Angle OCA = ................................................ [2]

(b) angle DCA.

Answer(b) Angle DCA = ................................................ [2]


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7 (a) The diagram shows a circle with two chords, AB and CD, intersecting at X.
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X
A

(i) Show that triangles ACX and DBX are similar.

Answer(a)(i)

[2]

(ii) AX = 3.2 cm, BX = 12.5 cm, CX = 4 cm and angle AXC = 110°.

(a) Find DX.

Answer(a)(ii)(a) DX = .......................................... cm [2]

(b) Use the cosine rule to find AC.

Answer(a)(ii)(b) AC = .......................................... cm [4]


16 A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O.
TCD is a tangent to the circle. 0580/22/O/N/14
Angle BAC = 54°.

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A

O 54°
D

B
C

(a) Find angle BOC, giving a reason for your answer.

Answer(a) Angle BOC = ............... because .......................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) When O is the origin, the position vector of point C is e o .


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(i) Work out the gradient of the radius OC.

Answer(b)(i) ................................................ [1]

(ii) D is the point (7, k).

Find the value of k.

Answer(b)(ii) k = ................................................ [1]


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8 (a)

27°

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A SCALE
O

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


Angle ABD = 27°.

Find

(i) angle ACD,

Answer(a)(i) Angle ACD = ............................................... [1]

(ii) angle AOD,

Answer(a)(ii) Angle AOD = ............................................... [1]

(iii) angle AED.

Answer(a)(iii) Angle AED = ............................................... [1]


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8 (c)
S

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78° Q

In the cyclic quadrilateral PQRS, angle SPQ = 78°.

(i) Write down the geometrical reason why angle QRS = 102°.

Answer(c)(i) ...................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Angle PRQ : Angle PRS = 1 : 2.

Calculate angle PQS.

Answer(c)(ii) Angle PQS = ........................... [3]


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B

58°
C
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N SCALE

A 85° 19°

D
E

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


Angle ABD = 58°, angle BAE = 85° and angle BDC = 19°.
BD and CA intersect at N.

Calculate

(a) angle BDE,

Answer(a) Angle BDE = ............................................... [1]

(b) angle AND.

Answer(b) Angle AND = ............................................... [2]


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C

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42° B
D
59° 28°

A, B, C and D lie on the circle.

Find

(a) angle ADC,

Answer(a) Angle ADC = ............................................... [1]

(b) angle ADB.

Answer(b) Angle ADB = ............................................... [2]


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A B
142°

D
A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle centre O.
OAD is a straight line and angle DAB = 142°.

Calculate the size of angle ACB.

Answer Angle ACB = ............................................... [3]


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M

D C NOT TO
42° SCALE
O

A B

The vertices of the rectangle ABCD lie on a circle centre O.


MN is a line of symmetry of the rectangle.
AC is a diameter of the circle and angle ACD = 42°.

Calculate

(a) angle CAM,

Answer(a) Angle CAM = ............................................... [2]

(b) angle DCM.

Answer(b) Angle DCM = ............................................... [2]


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8 (a)
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B

u° A
Y
C 68° NOT TO
88°
w° SCALE
O


D E

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


CA and BD intersect at Y.
Angle DCA = 88° and angle CYD = 68°.
Angle BAC = u°, angle AED = v° and reflex angle AOD = w°.

Calculate the values of u, v and w.


Answer(a) u =

v=

w= [4]

(b)
S R

X NOT TO
SCALE
Q

P, Q, R and S lie on the circle. PR and QS intersect at X.


The area of triangle RSX = 1.2 cm2 and PX = 3 SX.

Calculate the area of triangle PQX.

Answer(b) cm2 [2]


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G 4x° J

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O
H
I

GI is a diameter of the circle.


FGH is a tangent to the circle at G.
J and K also lie on the circle.
Angle JGI = x°, angle FGJ = 4x° and angle KGI = 2x°.

Find

(i) the value of x,

Answer(c)(i) x = [2]

(ii) the size of angle JKG,

Answer(c)(ii) Angle JKG = [2]

(iii) the size of angle GJK.

Answer(c)(iii) Angle GJK = [1]


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4 (a)
B

A C NOT TO
42° SCALE

D
O

A, B, C, D, E and F are points on the circumference of a circle centre O .


AE is a diameter of the circle.
BC is parallel to AE and angle CAE = 42°.

Giving a reason for each answer, find

(i) angle BCA,

Answer(a)(i) Angle BCA =

Reason [2]

(ii) angle ACE,

Answer(a)(ii) Angle ACE =

Reason [2]

(iii) angle CFE,

Answer(a)(iii) Angle CFE =

Reason [2]

(iv) angle CDE.

Answer(a)(iv) Angle CDE =

Reason [2]
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4 (b)
P
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5 cm
SCALE

O
12 cm
Q

In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle and PQ is a tangent to the circle at P.
OP = 5 cm and OQ = 12 cm.

Calculate PQ.

Answer(b) PQ = cm [3]
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10 cm

7 cm 77°
B

A, B, C and D lie on a circle, centre O .


AB = 7 cm, BC = 10 cm and angle ABD = 77°.
AOC is a diameter of the circle.

(a) Find angle ABC.

Answer(a) Angle ABC = [1]

(b) Calculate angle ACB and show that it rounds to 35° correct to the nearest degree.

Answer(b)

[2]

(c) Explain why angle ADB = angle ACB.

Answer(c) [1]
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4 (d) (i) Calculate the length of AD.

Answer(d)(i) AD = cm [3]

(ii) Calculate the area of triangle ABD.

Answer(d)(ii) cm2 [2]

(e) The area of triangle AED = 12.3 cm2, correct to 3 significant figures.

Use similar triangles to calculate the area of triangle BEC.

Answer(e) cm2 [3]


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8 (a)
D

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A

52°
28°
X

A, B, C and D lie on a circle.


The chords AC and BD intersect at X.
Angle BAC = 28° and angle AXD = 52°.
Calculate angle XCD.

Answer(a)Angle XCD = [3]


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8 (b)
S

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P

R 25x° 22x° O

PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral in the circle, centre O.


Angle QOS = 22x° and angle QRS = 25x°.
Find the value of x.

Answer(b) x = [3]
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A 32°
143°
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D
O

Points A, C and D lie on a circle centre O.


BA and BC are tangents to the circle.
Angle ABC = 32° and angle DAB = 143°.

(i) Calculate angle AOC in quadrilateral AOCB.

Answer(a)(i) Angle AOC = [2]

(ii) Calculate angle ADC.

Answer(a)(ii) Angle ADC = [1]

(iii) Calculate angle OCD.

Answer(a)(iii) Angle OCD = [2]

(iv) OA = 6 cm.

Calculate the length of AB.

Answer(a)(iv) AB = cm [3]
4 (b)
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B

17°
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A 39°

C
D

A, B, C and D are on the circumference of the circle centre O.


AC is a diameter.
Angle CAB = 39° and angle ABD = 17°.

(i) Calculate angle ACB.

Answer(b)(i) Angle ACB = [2]

(ii) Calculate angle BXC.

Answer(b)(ii) Angle BXC = [2]

(iii) Give the reason why angle DOA is 34°.

Answer(b)(iii) [1]

(iv) Calculate angle BDO.

Answer(b)(iv) Angle BDO = [1]

(v) The radius of the circle is 12 cm. Calculate the length of major arc ABCD.

Answer(b)(v) Arc ABCD = cm [3]


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D 108° O

A, B, C and D lie on a circle centre O. Angle ADC = 108°.

Work out the obtuse angle AOC.

Answer Angle AOC = [2]

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