1.

10 cm
14 cm

R NOT TO SCALE

In triangle PQR, angle QPR is acute, PQ = 10 cm and PR = 14 cm.

(a) The area of triangle PQR is 48 cm2.

Calculate angle QPR and show that it rounds to 43.3°, correct to 1 decimal place.
You must show all your working.

Answer (a) ………………………

[3]

(b) Calculate the length of the side QR.

Answer (b) QR = …..………… cm

[4]

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2.

12 m
hm
16° NOT TO SCALE

A ramp from a car park to a shopping centre slopes upward at an angle of 16° to the horizontal.
The length of the ramp is 12 metres.
Calculate the difference in height, h metres, between the car park and the shopping centre.

Answer ……….…………………….…… m
[2]

3. A square ABCD, of side 8 cm, has another square, PQRS, drawn inside it.
P, Q, R and S are at the midpoints of each side of the square ABCD, as shown in the diagram.

A P B

S Q

D R C NOT TO SCALE

(a) Calculate the length of PQ.

Answer (a) ……….………………….…… cm

[2]

(b) Calculate the area of the square PQRS.

Answer (b) ……….………………….…… cm2

[1]

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4.

A B
12 m

55 m
25°
18°
E D C

NOT TO SCALE

ABCD represents a building with a vertical flagpole, AF, on the roof.

The points E, D and C are on level ground. EA = 55 metres.
The angle of elevation of A from E is 18° and the angle of elevation of F from E is 25°.

(a) Calculate

(i) ED,

Answer (a)(i) ……..………… m

[2]

(ii) FD,

Answer (a)(ii) ……..………… m

[2]

(iii) DA.

Answer (a)(iii) ……….…………

[2]

(b) Show that AF = 7.4 metres, correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer(b) ……..….….…………
[1]

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 (c) The width, AB, of the building is 12 metres.
The top of the flagpole is attached to the point B by a rope.
Calculate

(i) the length of the rope, FB,

Answer (c)(i) ……..…….…… m

[2]

(ii) the angle of elevation of F from B.

Answer (c)(ii) ……..……………

[2]

5. The diagram represents a fairground wheel with centre O, and diameter 30 metres.
Point D is vertically below point A, and the line EDB is horizontal. ED = 20 metres.

O
30 m

E D B
20 m

NOT TO SCALE

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 (a) A seat starts at B and travels one-third of the circumference to A.

Explain why angle AOB equals 120°.

Answer(a) …………………………………
[1]

(b) Find the value, in degrees, of

(i) angle ABO,

Answer (b)(i) Angle ABO = ………………

[1]

(ii) angle BAC,

Answer (b)(ii) Angle BAC = ………………

[1]

(iii) angle ABD.

Answer (b)(iii) Angle ABD = ……………

[1]

(c) (i) Use trigonometry in triangle ABC to calculate the distance AB.

Answer (c)(i) AB = ………….………… m

[2]

(ii) Show that AD = 22.5 metres.

Answer (c)(ii) ……………………………

[2]

(d) Eshe holds her camera at E and takes a photograph of her friend in the seat at A.

Calculate angle AED.

Answer (d) ………………………………

[2]

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6. A plane flies from Auckland (A) to Gisborne (G) on a bearing of 115°.
The plane then flies on to Wellington (W). Angle AGW = 63°.

North

A 115°

North

63° G
410 km

400 km

W NOT TO SCALE

(a) Calculate the bearing of Wellington from Gisborne.

Answer (a) ………..………………….……

[2]

(b) The distance from Wellington to Gisborne is 400 kilometres.

The distance from Auckland to Wellington is 410 kilometres.
Calculate the bearing of Wellington from Auckland.

Answer (b) ………..………………….……

[4]

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7.

North
North

40 km B
80° 115°
A

60 km

Island

C NOT TO SCALE

To avoid an island, a ship travels 40 kilometres from A to B and then 60 kilometres from B to C.

The bearing of B from A is 080° and angle ABC is 115°.

(a) The ship leaves A at 11 55.

It travels at an average speed of 35 km/h.

Calculate, to the nearest minute, the time it arrives at C.

[3]

(b) Find the bearing of

(i) A from B,
[1]

(ii) C from B.
[1]

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 (c) Calculate the straight line distance AC.
[4]

(d) Calculate angle BAC.

[3]

(e) Calculate how far C is east of A.

[3]

8.

E F Q

D G

C H

B P
12 cm A NOT TO SCALE

A circle, centre O, touches all the sides of the regular octagon ABCDEFGH shaded in the
diagram.

The sides of the octagon are of length 12 cm.

BA and GH are extended to meet at P. HG and EF are extended to meet at Q.

(a) (i) Show that angle BAH is 135°.

[2]

(ii) Show that angle APH is 90°.

[1]

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 (b) Calculate

(i) the length of PH,

[2]

(ii) the length of PQ,

[2]

(iii) the area of triangle APH,

[2]

(iv) the area of the octagon.

[3]

(c) Calculate

(i) the radius of the circle,

[2]

(ii) the area of the circle as a percentage of the area of the octagon.
[3]

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9.

A 3 cm 3 cm

3 cm 3 cm
8 cm
B D C
B 3 cm C 3 cm

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

NOT TO SCALE

A physics teacher uses a set of identical triangular glass prisms in a lesson.

Diagram 1 shows one of the prisms.
Diagram 2 shows the cross-section of one prism.
The triangle ABC is equilateral, with sides of length 3 cm and height AD.

(a) (i) Calculate the length of AD.

Answer (a)(i) …….………… cm

[2]

(ii) Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

Answer (a)(ii) ……..……… cm2

[2]

(iii) The length of the prism is 8 cm. Calculate the volume of the prism.

Answer (a)(iii) …….……… cm3

[2]

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 (b) After the lesson, the glass prisms are put into a box, which is also a triangular prism.
The cross-section is an equilateral triangle, with sides of length 9 cm.
The length of the box is 16 cm.

9 cm 9 cm

16 cm
9 cm

NOT TO SCALE

(i) Work out the largest number of glass prisms that can fit into the box.

Answer (b)(i) ………..…………

[2]

(ii) Sketch a net of the box. (Accurate construction is not required.)

[1]

(iii) Calculate the surface area of the box.

Answer (b)(iii) …………… cm2

[6]

(iv) The box was made out of plastic, which cost 6 cents per square centimetre.
To make the box, 540 cm2 of plastic was bought.
Calculate the total cost of the plastic, giving your answer in dollars.

Answer (b)(iv) $ …….…………

[2]

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10.

A x cm C
120

2x cm
21 cm

B NOT TO SCALE

In triangle ABC, AB = 2x cm, AC = x cm, BC = 21 cm and angle BAC = 120°.

Calculate the value of x.

Answer x = ……….….…………
[3]

11.

D
D

E C
E C O

15 cm

A B
A B 50 cm

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

NOT TO SCALE

Diagram 1 shows a solid wooden prism of length 50 cm.

The cross-section of the prism is a regular pentagon ABCDE.

The prism is made by removing 5 identical pieces of wood from a solid wooden cylinder.

Diagram 2 shows the cross-section of the cylinder, centre O, radius 15 cm.

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 (a) Find the angle AOB.
[1]

(b) Calculate

(i) the area of triangle AOB,

[2]

(ii) the area of the pentagon ABCDE,

[1]

(iii) the volume of wood removed from the cylinder.

[4]

(c) Calculate the total surface area of the prism.

[4]

12.

A
B
55

40.3 cm
26.8 cm
92

X 20.1 cm
cm

D NOT TO SCALE

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

AC and BD intersect at X.
Angle ABX = 55° and angle AXB = 92°.
BX = 26.8 cm, AX = 40.3 cm and XC = 20.1 cm.

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 (i) Calculate the area of triangle AXB
You must show your working.
[2]

(ii) Calculate the length of AB.

You must show your working.
[3]

(iii) Write down the size of angle ACD. Give a reason for your answer.
[2]

(iv) Find the size of angle BDC.

[1]

(v) Write down the geometrical word which completes the statement

“Triangle AXB is ___________ to triangle DXC.”

[1]

(vi) Calculate the length of XD.

You must show your working.
[2]

13.

A x cm C
120

3x cm
26 cm

B NOT TO SCALE

In triangle ABC, AB = 3x cm, AC = x cm, BC = 26 cm and angle BAC = 120°.

Calculate the value of x.

Answer x = ……….….…………
[3]

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14.

E F

200 m

B C

N
600 m

A 800 m D

NOT TO SCALE

ABCD, BEFC and AEFD are all rectangles.

ABCD is horizontal, BEFC is vertical and AEFD represents a hillside.
AF is a path on the hillside.
AD = 800 m, DC = 600 m and CF = 200 m.

(a) Calculate the angle that the path AF makes with ABCD.

Answer (a) ……….….…………

[5]

(b) In the diagram D is due south of C.

Jasmine walks down the path from F to A in bad weather. She cannot see the path ahead.
The compass bearing she must use is the bearing of A from C.
Calculate this bearing.

Answer (b) ……….….…………

[3]

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15.

D C
3 cm

5 cm
M
F

A 6 cm B NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows a pyramid on a rectangular base ABCD, with AB = 6 cm and AD = 5 cm.
The diagonals AC and BD intersect at F.
The vertical height FP = 3 cm.

(a) How many planes of symmetry does the pyramid have?

[1]

(b) Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

1
[The volume of a pyramid is × area of base × height.]
3
[2]

(c) The mid-point of BC is M.

Calculate the angle between PM and the base.
[2]

(d) Calculate the angle between PB and the base.

[4]

(e) Calculate the length of PB.

[2]

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16.

13 cm

D C

E 6 cm

A 8 cm B NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows a pyramid on a horizontal rectangular base ABCD.

The diagonals of ABCD meet at E.
P is vertically above E.
AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and PC = 13 cm.

(a) Calculate PE, the height of the pyramid.

[3]

(b) Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

1
[The volume of a pyramid is given by × area of base × height.]
3
[2]

(c) Calculate angle PCA.

[2]

(d) M is the mid-point of AD and N is the mid-point of BC.

Calculate angle MPN.
[3]

(e) (i) Calculate angle PBC.

[2]

(ii) K lies on PB so that BK = 4 cm.

Calculate the length of KC.
[3]

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17.

25 m

p°
30 m

NOT TO SCALE

The height of a tree is 25 metres.

The shadow of the tree has a length of 30 metres.
Calculate the size of the angle marked p° in the diagram.

Answer p = …….………………
[2]

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18.

D C

6m 6m

56

A B
O NOT TO SCALE

ABCED is the cross-section of a tunnel.

ABCD is a rectangle and DEC is a semi-circle. O is the mid-point of AB.

OD = OC = 6 m and angle DOC = 56°.

(a) (i) Show that angle COB = 62°.

Answer(a)(i) ……..….…………
[1]

(ii) Calculate the length of OB.

Answer (a)(ii) OB = ………… m

[2]

(iii) Write down the width of the tunnel, AB.

Answer (a)(iii) AB = ……………. m

[1]

(iv) Calculate the length of BC.

Answer (a)(iv) BC = ………… m

[2]

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 (b) Calculate the area of

(i) the rectangle ABCD,

Answer (b)(i) ……......……… m2

[2]

(ii) the semi-circle DEC,

Answer (b)(ii) …....…….…… m2

[2]

(iii) the cross-section of the tunnel.

Answer (b)(iii) ……..………… m2

[1]

(c) The tunnel is 500 metres long.

(i) Calculate the volume of the tunnel.

Answer (c)(i) ……...………… m3

[2]

(ii) A car travels through the tunnel at a constant speed of 60 kilometres per hour.

How many seconds does it take to go through the tunnel?

Answer (c)(ii) ……....………… s

[3]

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19. In triangle ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and BC = 12 cm. Angle ACB = 26.4°.
Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.

6 cm

8 cm
B

26.4° 12 cm
C NOT TO SCALE

Answer ……………………………… cm2

[2]

20.

70°
B C

NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows three touching circles.

A is the centre of a circle of radius x centimetres.
B and C are the centres of circles of radius 3.8 centimetres. Angle ABC = 70°.
Find the value of x.

Answer x = ………….…………
[3]

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21.

North L

400 km
1 H
1600 km
13°
W 36°

95°
J NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows the positions of four cities in Africa, Windhoek (W), Johannesburg (J),
Harari (H) and Lusaka (L).
WL = 1400 km and WH = 1600 km.
Angle LWH = 13°, angle HWJ = 36° and angle WJH = 95°.

(a) Calculate the distance LH.

[4]

(b) Calculate the distance WJ.

[4]

(c) Calculate the area of quadrilateral WJHL.

[3]

(d) The bearing of Lusaka from Windhoek is 060°.

Calculate the bearing of

(i) Harari from Windhoek,

[1]

(ii) Windhoek from Johannesburg.

[1]

(e) On a map the distance between Windhoek and Harari is 8 cm.

Calculate the scale of the map in the form 1 : n.
[2]

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22.

A X B

10 cm

55°

D 18 cm C NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows a rectangular tile ABCD which has a shaded triangle DXB.
DC = 18 centimetres, BC = 10 centimetres and angle ADX = 55°.

(a) Calculate the area of triangle BDC.

Answer (a) …….…………………… cm2

[2]

(b) Calculate the length of AX.

Answer (b) …….…..………………… cm

[2]

(c) Calculate the shaded area.

Answer (c) …….…………………… cm2

[3]

(d) Calculate the length of BD.

Answer (d) …….………….………… cm

[2]

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23. Bashira lives in town A and works in town B, which is 13 kilometres from A on a bearing of
040°. She drives from home to work and then drives to visit her mother who lives in town C.
Town C is 17 kilometres from B on a bearing of 130° from B.

North

B 130°

p° q°

13 km
17 km

North North

40°

A
C

NOT TO SCALE

(a) By writing down the values of p and q, show that angle ABC = 90°.

Answer (a) p = ………… and q = ………

[1]

(b) Use trigonometry to calculate the size of angle ACB.

Answer (b) Angle ACB = ……..…………

[2]

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 (c) Calculate the distance CA.

Answer (c) CA = ……....…………………

[2]

(d) Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.

Answer (d) …..………...…………… km2

[2]

(e) Work out the bearing of A from C.

Answer (e) …….……...…………………

[2]

24.

S
North
7 km

30°

P R
55° 15 km

14 km

Q NOT TO SCALE

The quadrilateral PQRS shows the boundary of a forest.

A straight 15 kilometre road goes due East from P to R.

(a) The bearing of S from P is 030° and PS = 7 km.

(i) Write down the size of angle SPR.

[1]

(ii) Calculate the length of RS.

[4]

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 (b) Angle RPQ = 55° and QR = 14 km.

(i) Write down the bearing of Q from P.

[1]

(ii) Calculate the acute angle PQR.

[3]

(iii) Calculate the length of PQ.

[3]

(c) Calculate the area of the forest, correct to the nearest square kilometre.
[4]

25. NOT TO SCALE

l
0.7 cm h

16.5 cm 1.5 cm

The diagram shows a pencil of length 18 cm.

It is made from a cylinder and a cone.
The cylinder has diameter 0.7 cm and length 16.5 cm.
The cone has diameter 0.7 cm and length 1.5 cm.

(a) Calculate the volume of the pencil.

1 2
[The volume, V, of a cone of radius r and height h is given by V = r h.
3
[3]

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 (b)

18 cm
x cm

w cm NOT TO SCALE

Twelve of these pencils just fit into a rectangular box of length 18 cm, width w cm and
height x cm.
The pencils are in 2 rows of 6 as shown in the diagram.

(i) Write down the values of w and x.

[2]

(ii) Calculate the volume of the box.

[2]

(iii) Calculate the percentage of the volume of the box occupied by the pencils.
[2]

(c) Showing all your working, calculate

(i) the slant height, l, of the cone,

[2]

(ii) the total surface area of one pencil, giving your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.

[The curved surface area, A, of a cone of radius r and slant height l is given by
A = πrl.]
[6]

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26.

A E B

D C

NOT TO SCALE

A, B, C and D lie on a circle, centre O, radius 8 cm.

AB and CD are tangents to a circle, centre O, radius 4 cm.
ABCD is a rectangle.

(a) Calculate the distance AE.

Answer (a) AE = …………….………… cm

[2]

(b) Calculate the shaded area.

Answer (b) ………………….………… cm2

[3]

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27. In the diagram below ABD is a straight line.
AB = 4 m and AC = 6 m. Angle BAC = 90°.

A 4m B D

6m

C NOT TO SCALE

(a) (i) Use trigonometry to calculate angle ABC.

Answer (a)(i) Angle ABC = ……….………

[2]

(ii) Find angle CBD.

Answer (a)(ii) Angle CBD = ………………

[1]

(b) Calculate the length of BC.

Answer (b) BC = …………….…….…… m

[2]

(c) Work out the perimeter and area of triangle ABC.

Give the correct units for each.

Answer (c) Perimeter = ………….… Area = ………….…

[3]

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