Additional Mathematics
2022 – Past Papers
Chapter 8 – Circular Measure
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The diagram shows the sector AOB of a circle, centre O and radius 15 cm.
Angle AOB is
radians. Point C lies on OB such that CB is a cm. AC is a straight line.
π
(a) Find the exact value of a such that the area of triangle AOC is equal
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to the area of the shaded region ACB.
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(b) For the value of a found in part (a), find the perimeter of the shaded
region. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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2. A circle, centre O and radius r cm, has a sector OAB of fixed area 10 cm . 2
Angle AOB is θ radians and the perimeter of the sector is P cm. Find an
expression for P in terms of r .
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3. In this question, all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians.
The diagram shows a circle, centre O , radius 8. The points A , B and C lie on
the circumference of the circle. The chord AB has length 10.
(a) Show that angle BOA is 1.35 correct to 2 decimal places.
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(b) Given that the minor arc BC has a length of 18, find angle BOC .
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(c) Find the area of the minor sector AOC .
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4. In this question all lengths are in centimetres.
The diagram shows a circle, centre O , radius a . The lines PT and QT are
tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively. Angle POQ is 2 ϕ radians.
(a) In the case when the area of the sector OPQ is equal to the area of
the shaded region, show that tan ϕ=2 ϕ .
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(b) In the case when the perimeter of the sector OPQ is equal to half the
perimeter of the shaded region, find an expression for tan ϕ in terms
of ϕ .
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5.
The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r . OAB and OCD are
sectors of a circle with centre O and radius x , where 0< x ≤ r . Angle AOB=¿
angle COD=θ radians, where 0<θ <π .
(a) Find, in terms of r , x and θ , the perimeter of the shaded region.
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(b) Find, in terms of r , x and θ , the area of the shaded region.
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6.
The diagram shows a circle, centre O , radius 10 cm. The points A and B lie
on the circumference of the circle. The tangent at A and the tangent at B
meet at the point C . The angle AOB is θ radians. The length of the minor arc
AB is 28 cm.
(a) Find the value of θ .
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(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
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(c) Find the area of the shaded region.
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7. In this question all lengths are in metres.
The diagram shows a circle, centre O , radius 7. The points A and B lie on the
circumference of the circle. The line BC is a tangent to the circle at the point
B such that the length of BC is 24. The length of the minor arc AB is 12.25.
(a) Find the obtuse angle AOB, giving your answer in radians.
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(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
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(c) Find the area of the shaded region.
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