IGCSEMaths: ExtendedCIEExam QuestionsPythagoras & TrigonometryRight-Angled Triangles - Pythagoras & Trigonometry

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

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The diagram shows a quadrilateral, A B C D, formed from two triangles, A B C and A C D.
A B C is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate angle B A C.

Angle B A C = ..............................................

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Calculate the shortest distance from D to A C.

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

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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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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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ABDF is a parallelogram and BCDE  is a straight line.
AF = 12cm, AB = 9 cm, angle CFD = 40° and angle FDE = 80°.

Calculate the height, h, of the parallelogram.


 

h space equals ........................................... cm

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The diagram shows a prism with length 18 cm and volume 253.8 cm3.
The cross-section of the prism is a right-angled triangle with base 6 cm and height h cm.

Show that the value of h is 4.7 .

 

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Calculate the value of x.
 

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

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Calculate the total surface area of the prism.
 

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

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The diagram shows a circle, centre O.
The straight line ABC is a tangent to the circle at B.
OB = 8 cm, AB = 15 cm and BC = 22.4 cm.
AO crosses the circle at X and OC crosses the circle at Y.
 
Calculate angle XOY.
 

Angle XOY = .............................................

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In the diagram, AB and CD are parallel.
AD and BC intersect at right angles at the point X.
AB = 10 cm, CD = 5 cm, AX = 8 cm and BX = 6 cm.

Calculate angle XAB.


 

Angle XAB = ..............................................

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Here is part of a field.

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This part of the field is in the shape of a trapezium.
A farmer wants to put a fence all the way around the edge of this part of the field.

The farmer has 50m of fence.

Does he have enough fence?
You must show all your working.

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The diagram shows a rectangular framework.

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The framework is made from 5 metal rods.
The metal rods have a weight of 0.9 kg per metre.

Work out the total weight of the framework.
Give your answer, in kg, correct to 3 significant figures.

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The diagram shows a rectangle and a diagonal of the rectangle.

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Work out the length of the diagonal of the rectangle.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

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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 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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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 solid metal cone has radius 1.65 cm and slant height 4.70 cm.

Find the angle the slant height makes with the base of the cone.

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The diagram shows a trapezium A B C D.
A B is parallel to D C.
A B space equals space 55 space straight m, B D space equals space 70 space straight m, angle A B D space equals space 40 degree and angle B C D space equals space 32 degree.

Calculate the shortest distance from A to B D.


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

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The straight line A C has equation y equals 4 x plus 5.

Calculate the acute angle between A C and the x-axis.

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In this question, all measurements are in metres.

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Given that x equals 3.82 to 3 significant figures, calculate the smallest angle of the triangle.

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In the pentagon A B C D E, angle A C B = angle A E D = 90°.
Triangle A C D is equilateral with side length 12 cm.
D E = B C = 6 cm.

Calculate angle B A E.


Angle B A E = ...............................................

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Calculate A B.

A B = ......................................... cm

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Calculate A E.

A E = ......................................... cm

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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 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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The diagram shows the positions of three points A, B and C in a field.

Calculate the shortest distance from point B to A C.

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

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The diagram shows a field ABCD.
The bearing of B from A is 140°. 
C is due east of B and D is due north of C.
AB = 400m, BC = 350m and CD = 450m.

Calculate the distance from D to A.
 

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

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The angle B A C is 82.8 degree correct to 3 significant figures.

D is the point on AC that is nearest to B.

Calculate the distance from D to A.

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

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The diagram shows a field ABCDE.

Calculate the perimeter of the field ABCDE.
 

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

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In the diagram, B C is a vertical wall standing on horizontal ground A B.
A C = 76.7 m.
D is the point on A B where A D = 58 m.
The angle of elevation of C from A is 26°.
The angle of elevation of C from D is 72°.

Calculate B D.
 

B D = .......................................... m

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