GREEN SCHOOLS

CORE MATHEMATICS 1 hr 30 min.

Answer all questions in Part I and II
PART I
[40 marks]
1. The diagonal of a square is 60 cm. calculate its perimeter
A. 20 √ 2 cm B. 40 √ 2 cm C. 90 √ 2 cm D. 120 √ 2 cm
2. Find the dimensions of a rectangle whose perimeter and area are 46 cm and 112 c m2 respectively.
A. 16 cm by 7cm B. 17 cm by 6cm C. 14 cm by 9cm D. 12 cm by 11cm
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3. The area of a circle is 154 m2. Find its circumference. [Take π= ]
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A. 22 m B. 24 m C. 44 m D. 49 m

4. In the diagram above, XYZ is a right - angled triangle. Calculate the area of the triangle
A. 130 cm2 B. 120 cm2 C. 65 cm2 D. 60 cm2
5. The area of a sector of a circle is 40 c m2. If the sector subtends an angle of 140 ° at the centre, find the area
of the circle.
A. 102.86 cm2 B. 111.56 cm2 C. 120.38 cm2 D. 132.06 cm2
6. The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 5.5 cm is 60 ° . Find the area of the sector.
[Take π=3.142]
A. 30.25 cm2 B. 15.84 cm2 C. 16.76 cm2 D. 12.76 cm2
7. The angle of a sector of a circle of a circle of radius 6 cm is 120 ° . Find the area of the sector in terms of π
A. 4 π cm2 B. 8 π cm2 C. 12 π cm2 D. 24 π cm2
8. The arc of a circle 50 cm long subtends an angle of 75 ° at the centre of the circle. Find, correct to three
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significant figures, the radius of the circle. [Take π= ]
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A. 76.4 cm B. 61.2 cm C. 38.2 cm D. 8.74 cm
9. The angle of a sector of a circle is 108 ° . If the radius of the circle is 3.5 cm, find the perimeter of the sector.
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[Take π= ]
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2 4 1 3
A. 10 cm B. 6 cm C. 9 cm D. 13 cm
5 5 5 5

The diagram above is a rectangle. Use this information to answer questions 10 to 11.
10. Find the length of the rectangle
 A. 15 cm B. 10 cm C. 8 cm D. 5 cm
11. Find the area of the rectangle
A. 140 cm2 B. 110 cm2 C. 120 cm2 D. 150 cm2
12. A bicycle wheel of radius 30 cm turns through 100 revolutions. Find, in metres, the distance travelled. [Take
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π= ]
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A. 128.7 m B. 138.5 m C. 168.5 m D. 188.6 m
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13. The area of a circle is 616 cm2. Find the diameter of the circle. [Take π= ]
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A. 14 cm B. 28 cm C. 20 cm D. 35 cm
14. The perimeter of a square is numerically equal to half of the area. Find the length of its side.
A. 8 units B. 4 units C. 4 √ 2 units D. 8 √ 2 units
15. The hour hand of a clock moves from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. If the length of the hour hand is 5 cm, find the
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area covered by the movement. [Take π= ]
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2 2
A. 28.72 cm B. 20.71 cm C. 20.64 cm2 D. 19.64 cm2
16. A sector of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 54 ° at the centre. Find the length of the arc. [Take
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π= ]
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A. 13.2 cm B. 6.6 cm C. 0.9 cm D. 92.4 cm
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17. A circular floor has a circumference of 88 m. Calculate its radius. [Take π= ]
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A. 14 m B. 15 m C. 17 m D. 13 m
18. A chord of a circle of diameter 30 cm subtends an angle of 65 ° at the centre of the circle. Calculate, correct
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to two decimal places, the length of the major arc. [Take π= ]
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A. 17.02 cm B. 60.24 cm C. 77.26 cm D. 85.12 cm
19. Calculate the area, in cm2 of an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm
A. 3 √ 3 B. 7 √ 3 C. 5 √ 3 D. 9 √ 3
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20. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm. If its perimeter i1 28 cm, find its area. [Take π= ]
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A. 30 cm2 B. 40 cm2 C. 60 cm2 D. 80 cm2
21. If the perimeter of a square is equal is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 3.2 cm. Find,
correct to 2 decimal places, the area of the square.
B. 1.23 cm2 B. 1.92 cm2 C. 7.68 cm2 D. 15.36 cm2
22. The ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is 5:4. If the perimeter is 54 cm, find the
length.
A. 30 cm B. 24 cm C. 18 cm D. 15 cm
23. In triangle XYZ, | XY|=8cm and Z is equidistant from X and Y. If Z is 5 cm from X, find the area of the
triangle.
A. 24 cm2 B. 18 cm2 C. 12 cm2 D. 10 cm2
24. One side of a rectangle is 8 cm and the diagonal is 10 cm. calculate the area of the rectangle.
A. 60 cm2 B. 48 cm2 C. 40 cm2 D. 24 cm2
25. A rectangular board has length 15 cm and width 2 cm. If the sides are doubled, find the new area?
 A. 30 cm2 B. 60 cm2 C. 90 cm2 D. 120 cm2
26. A rectangle measures 4 m by 3 m. Find the diagonal of the rectangle.
A. 5 m B. 4 m C. 6 m D. 10 m

27. In the diagram, O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. If the angle POS is 60 ° , what is the area of the
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shaded sector? [Take π= ]
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A. 65.5 cm B. 60.2 cm2 C. 50.5 cm2 D. 48.6 cm2
28. The diagonal of a square is 18 cm long, which of the following gives, in cm, the length of the
side of the square?
A. 3 cm B. 3 √ 3 C. 6.75 D. 9 √ 2
29. The angle of a sector of a circle is 1 40 ° . If the radius of the circle is 4 cm, find the area of the sector. [Take
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π= ]
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5 4 4 3
A. 1 9 cm B. 20 cm C. 25 cm D. 30 cm
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30. An arc of a circle of radius 7 cm is 14 cm long. What angle does the arc subtend at the centre of the circle?
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[Take π= ]
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A. 25.73 ° B. 245.45 ° C. 114.55 ° D. 51.43 °
31. The sides of a scalene triangle are 4 cm, 9 cm and 11 cm. calculate, correct to the nearest whole number,
the area of the triangle.
B. 13 cm2 B. 17 cm2 C. 21 cm2 D. 19 cm2
32. A chord of a circle, 12 cm long subtends an angle of 150 ° at the centre of the circle. Find the radius of the
circle.
A. 3.0 cm B. 4.3 cm C. 6.9 cm D. 6.2 cm
33. The area of a square parcel of land is 256 m 2. A rectangular field of length 20 m has the same perimeter as
the parcel of land. Find the area of the field.
A. 240 m2 B. 144 m2 C. 320 m2 D. 400 m2
34. The diameter of a bicycle wheel is 21 cm. If the wheel makes 8 complete revolutions, what will be the total
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distance covered by the wheel? [Take π= ]
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A. 528 cm B. 132 cm C. 1,056 cm D. 1,386 cm
35. The perimeter of a rectangular floor is 26 m. Its length is x m. Find the area of the floor in m2
A. x ( x +13 ) B. x ( x −13 ) C. x (13−x ) D. x (26−x )
36. Find the area of an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm
A. 8 √ 3 c m2 B. 16 √ 3 c m2 C. 32 √ 3 c m2 D. 64 √ 3 c m2
37. The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 6 cm is 7 0 ° . Find the area of the sector. [Take π=3.142]
A. 22 cm2 B. 15 cm2 C. 16 cm2 D. 12 cm2
38. The area of a sector of a circle and the length of its arc are 231 c m2 and 66 cm respectively. Calculate the
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radius of the circle. [Take π= ]
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A. 3.5 cm B. 7.0 cm C. 10.5 cm D. 14.0 cm
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39. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm is 64 cm. find the angle of the sector. [Take π= ]
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A. 70 ° B. 60 ° C. 55 ° D. 42 °
40. The height of an equilateral triangle is 10 √ 3 cm. Calculate its perimeter.
A. 60 cm B. 40 cm C. 30 cm D. 20 cm

PART II
[30 marks]
In each question, all necessary details of working, including rough work must be shown with the answer.

1. (a) The diameter of a circle is 28 cm. A and B are points on the circumference of the circle
such that AB is a chord which subtends an angle of 64.5 ° at the centre, O. Calculate,
correct to the nearest hundredth, the:
(i) length of the chord AB;
(ii) length of the minor arc formed by the chord;
(iii) area of the:
( α ) major sector AOB;
( β ) triangle AOB;
( γ ) major segment formed by the chord.
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[Take π= ]
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(b ) (i) The minute hand of a clock is 7.2 cm. Calculate, correct to five significant figures the area swept
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by the minute hand from 17:35 hrs to 18.20 hrs. [Take π= ]
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(ii) Find, correct to the nearest whole number, the area of the following figures.
(γ )
(α ) (β)

(c ) The area of an equilateral triangle is 27 √ 3 cm2 . Find the perimeter of the triangle leaving your
answer in surd form.