1. 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°.

N o rth

A 11 5°

N o rth

63° G
410 km

400 km

W
NOT TO SCALE

(a) Calculate the bearing of Wellington from Gisborne.

[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.
[4]

2.
C

D B

d c

E A

O NOT TO SCALE

OABCDE is a regular hexagon.

(b) The sides of the hexagon are each of length 8 cm.

Calculate

(i) the size of angle ABC,

[1]

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 (ii) the area of triangle ABC,
[2]

(iii) the length of the straight line AC,

[3]

(iv) the area of the hexagon.

[3]

3.
S
N o rth
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]

(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]

4. In triangle ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and BC = 12 cm. Angle ACB = 26.4°.

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 Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.
A

6 cm

8 cm
B

2 6 .4 ° 12 cm
C NOT TO SCALE

Answer ……………………………… cm2

[2]

5.

N o rth L

m
0 k
140 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.

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 [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]

6.

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]

7.

A
B
55

4 0 .3 c m
2 6 .8 c m
92

X 2 0 . 1 cc mm

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]

9.
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]

10.
A x cm C
120

3x cm
26 cm

B NOT TO SCALE

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 In triangle ABC, AB = 3x cm, AC = x cm, BC = 26 cm and angle BAC = 120°.
Calculate the value of x. Answer x = ……….….…………
[3]

11.

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]

(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]

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 (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]

12.
D
D

E C
E C O

15 cm

A B
A B 50 cm

D ia g ra m 1 D ia g ra m 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]

13.
N o rth
N o rth

40 km B
80° 11 5 °
A

60 km

Is la n d

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

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 (i) A from B,
[1]

(ii) C from B.
[1]

(c) Calculate the straight line distance AC.

[4]

(d) Calculate angle BAC.

[3]

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

[3]

14.
P

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]

15.

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 N o rth

N o rth
A

126°
B
N o rth

250 m
23°
P
NOT TO SCALE

The diagram shows three straight horizontal roads in a town, connecting points P, A and
B.

PB = 250 m, angle APB = 23° and angle BAP = 126°.

(a) Calculate the length of the road AB. Answer (a) AB = ……………….
M [3]

(b) The bearing of A from P is 303°.

Find the bearing of (i) B from P, Answer (b)(i)

……………………… [1]

(ii) A from B Answer (b)(ii) ………………………

[2]

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