1.

ABCD is a trapezium with AB = x cm, DC = (x + 4) cm and the distance

between the
1
parallel sides, AB and DC, is x cm.
2

(a) Find, and simplify, an expression in terms of x for the area of the
trapezium.

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

The area of the trapezium is 84 cm2.

(b) Calculate the value of x.

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

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 (Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)
2.

O is the centre of a circle ABCD and AC is a diameter. AC and BD intersect

at X, where
XC = 3 cm, BX = 12 cm and XD = 4 cm.
Calculate the radius, in cm, of the circle.

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

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3.

ABC is an equilateral triangle.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry,
........................................................................

(b)the order of rotational symmetry.

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

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

4.

ABCD is a parallelogram with AB = 7 cm and BC = 8 cm in which AB is

parallel to DC
and AD is parallel to BC.
The perpendicular distance from C to AB is 6 cm.
(a) Write down the area, in cm2, of the parallelogram ABCD.

…….............................................................. cm2
(b)Calculate the perpendicular distance, in cm, from A to BC.

….................................................................. cm

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 (Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)
5.

ABCD is a square such that the length of a diagonal of the square is 26 cm.
AC is an arc of a circle with centre D as shown in the diagram.
Calculate, to 3 significant figures,
(a) the length, in cm, of AD,

…………............................................................. cm

(b)the area, in cm2, of the shaded region ABC.

……................................................................ cm2

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 (Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

6.

AB is an arc of length 12 cm of a circle centre O. The radius of the circle is

20 cm.
Calculate the value of x.

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

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

7.

ABC is a triangle. The point D on CA and the point E on BA are such that DE
is parallel
to CB. Given that AD = 12 cm, DC = 8 cm, EB = 6 cm and DE = 7 cm, find
the length,
in cm, of
(a) AE,

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 AE = .............................................................. cm

(b)CB.

CB = .............................................................. cm
(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)
8.

B, P and C are three points on a circle with diameter BC. The line APT is a
tangent to
the circle, ABC is a straight line and ∠TPC = 58°.
Giving your reasons, find the size, in degrees, of
(a) ∠PCB,

∠PCB = ................................................................. °
(b) ∠PAB.

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 ∠PAB = ................................................................. °
(Total for Question 8 is 6 marks)
9.

In the diagram, △ ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and ∠BAC =

70°
Given that ACD is a straight line, calculate the size, in degrees, of ∠BCD.

∠BCD = ........................................................ °

10.

ABC is a circle with centre O. △ ABC is an equilateral triangle.

Find the size, in degrees, of ∠OAB.

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 ∠OAB =.................................................................. °
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
11.

ABCD is a square of side 12 cm. The circle PQRS touches the sides of the
square at P,
Q, R and S as shown in the diagram.
(a) Write down the length of a radius of the circle PQRS.

.............................................................. cm
(b)Find, in terms of π , the total area, in cm2, of the shaded region in the
diagram.

.............................................................. cm2
(c) Express your answer to part (b) as a percentage of the area of the
square ABCD.

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 Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

.............................................................. %

(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

12.

The volume of a right circular cylinder of height 13 cm is 117 π cm3.

Calculate, in cm, the radius of the cylinder.

....................................................... cm
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13.

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 In the diagram, ABCD is a circle with centre O and diameter AD.
Given that ∠ABC = 110°, calculate the size, in degrees, of ∠COD.
Give reasons for your working.

(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

14.

The diagram shows an inverted hollow right circular cone of height h cm.
The area of the open end of the cone is 280 cm 2. Water is poured into the
cone to a
height of 9 cm. The area of the surface of the water is 70 cm 2, as shown in
the diagram.
Calculate the value of h.

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

(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)

15.

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 The diagram shows ∆ ABC.
Leaving in all your construction lines, construct
(a) the perpendicular bisector of BC,

(b) the bisector of ∆ ABC.

The region R within ∆ ABC is the set of points that are closer to BC than to
AB and are
closer to B than to C.
(c) Show, by shading, the region R. Label the region R.
(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)
16.

The diagram shows a regular octagon with three diagonals drawn.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry of the diagram,

……...............................................

(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.

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

(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)

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17.

In the diagram, ABCD is a circle with ∠ABC = 110° and ∠ACD = 55°
The point X is such that AXC and BXD are straight lines, intersecting at
right angles.
Show, giving your reasons, that ∆ ABC is isosceles.

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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18.

The diagram shows ∆ ABC in which ∆ ABC = 90°

The perpendicular bisector of the line AC intersects the line AB at X.
Showing all your construction lines,
(a) draw the perpendicular bisector of the line AC and mark and label the
point X.

(b) Measure and write down the length, in cm to 1 decimal place, of AX.

AX = .............................................. cm

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 (Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)

19.

ABCDEF is a regular hexagon

Calculate, in degrees, the size of
(a) ∠ABC

∠ABC = .............................................. °
(b) ∠DAE

∠DAE = .............................................. °

(Total for Question 19 is 5 marks)

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20.

In the diagram, the line BCD is parallel to the line AFE.

Given that ∠DCF = 110°, ∠BAF = 30° and ∠ABF is a right angle, find the
size of ∠BFC.

∠BFC = ..................................................................... °
(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)
21.

AB is a vertical pole standing on horizontal ground BC.

The angle of elevation of A, the top of the pole, from C is 30°.
(a) Show this on the diagram by labelling the angle of elevation as 30°.

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 (b) Show on the diagram the angle of depression of C from A. Label this
angle as d

(Total for Question 21 is 2 marks)

22.

The diagram shows a regular octagon with two diagonals drawn.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry of the diagram,

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

(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.

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

(Total for Question 22 is 2 marks)

23.

ABCDE is a regular pentagon.

(a) Calculate the size, in degrees, of an interior angle of the pentagon.

.............................................................. °
The point F lies inside the pentagon such that _CDF = 70° and _FEA = 85°
(b) Calculate the size, in degrees, of the reflex angle, _DFE.

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 ............................................................. °

(Total for Question 23 is 6 marks)

24.

In triangle ABC, ∠ABC = 56°

The point D on AB, and the point E on BC, are such that DE is parallel to AC.
∠BDE = 52° and ∠EAC = 34°
Find the size of
(a) ∠DAE,

∠DAE = .............................................................. °

(b) ∠AEC.

∠AEC = .............................................................. °
(Total for Question 24 is 2 marks)

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25.

ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = 12 cm and ∠BAC = 42° .

Calculate the length, in cm to 3 significant figures, of BC.

....................................................... cm
(Total for Question 25 is 3 marks)
26.

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 ABCD is a quadrilateral so that the points A, B, C and D lie on a circle,
centre O, with
diameter COD.
AT is the tangent to the circle at A and ∠DAT = 28°

Find the size, in degrees, of

(a) ∠CDA,

∠CDA = ....................................................... °

(b) ∠CBA.

∠CBA = ....................................................... °
(Total for Question 26 is 4 marks)
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