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First teaching 2021

Last exams 2024

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Right-Angled Triangles - Pythagoras & Trigonometry (CIE IGCSE Maths: Extended)

Exam Questions

2 hours40 questions
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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the perimeter.


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

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.
 

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

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Calculate the length of AC.


AC = ........................................ cm

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Calculate AC.


AC = .................................... m

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Here is a right-angled triangle.

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Work out the length of A C.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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L M N spaceis a right-angled triangle.
M N space= 9.6 cm.
L M= 6.4 cm.

Calculate the size of the angle marked x degree.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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Calculate the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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P Q R spaceis a right-angled triangle.
P R = 17 cm
P Q space= 25 cm

Work out the size of angle R P Q.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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A B C spaceis a right-angled triangle.

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Calculate the length of A B.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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P Q R spaceis a right-angled triangle.

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Work out the size of the angle marked x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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The length of one side of a rectangle is 12cm.
The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is 13cm.

Calculate the area of the rectangle.

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

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Calculate the area of this trapezium.

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

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The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
AB is a chord of length 12 cm.
M is the mid-point of AB and OM = 4.5 cm.

Calculate the radius of the circle.

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

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A B C spaceis a right-angled triangle.

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Work out the size of angle A B C.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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The length of the side space A B spaceis reduced by 1 cm.

The length of the side space B C spaceis still 7 cm.
Angle space A C B spaceis still 90°

Will the value of cosspace A B C spaceincrease or decrease?
You must give a reason for your answer.

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A B C spaceis an isosceles triangle.

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Work out the area of the triangle.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Calculate the length of P R.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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C lies on a circle with diameter A D.
B lies on A C and E lies on A D such that B E is parallel to C D.
A B = 21 cm, C D = 18 cm and B E = 13.5 cm.

Work out the radius of the circle.


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

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Point A has co-ordinates (1, 0) and point B has co-ordinates (2, 5).

Calculate the angle between the line AB and the x-axis.

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A B C D is a rectangle.
C D E is a straight line.

A B = 12 cm
Angle A C B= 60°
Angle E A C = 90°

Calculate the length of C E.
You must show all your working.

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A square, with sides of length x cm, is inside a circle.
Each vertex of the square is on the circumference of the circle.

The area of the circle is 49 cm2.

Work out the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Here is triangle A B D.

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The point C lies on B D.

A D space equals space 13 cm space space space space space space B C space equals space 8 cm space space space space space space space angle space A D B space equals space 90 degree space space space space space space angle space C A D space equals space 20 degree

Calculate the size of angle B A C.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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