Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

CHAPTER
NAME CIRCULAR MEASURE
MATHEMATICS
Paper 1 Pure Mathematics 1 (P1)

1 A piece of wire of length 24 cm is bent to form the perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius r cm.

(i) Show that the area of the sector, A cm2, is given by A = 12r − r2 .

(ii) Express A in the form a − r − b
2 , where a and b are constants.

(iii) Given that r can vary, state the greatest value of A and find the corresponding angle of the sector.

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A

O ! rad

In the diagram, OAB is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius r. The point C on OB is such
that angle ACO is a right angle. Angle AOB is ! radians and is such that AC divides the sector into
two regions of equal area.

(i) Show that sin ! cos ! = 12 !.

It is given that the solution of the equation in part (i) is ! = 0.9477, correct to 4 decimal places.

(ii) Find the ratio

perimeter of region OAC : perimeter of region ACB,

giving your answer in the form k : 1, where k is given correct to 1 decimal place.

(iii) Find angle AOB in degrees.

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B

C
D
r

1
A r O

In the diagram, AOB is a quarter circle with centre O and radius r. The point C lies on the arc AB
and the point D lies on OB. The line CD is parallel to AO and angle AOC = 1 radians.

(i) Express the perimeter of the shaded region in terms of r, 1 and 0.

(ii) For the case where r = 5 cm and 1 = 0.6, find the area of the shaded region.

4
A

1
30
B x x C
M
In the diagram, triangle ABC is right-angled at C and M is the mid-point of BC. It is given that
angle ABC = 13 0 radians and angle BAM = 1 radians. Denoting the lengths of BM and MC by x,

(i) find AM in terms of x,

@ A
−1 1
(ii) show that 1 = 10
6
− tan .
2ï3

O
r cm
21 rad

A B
r cm

D C
The diagram shows a circle with radius r cm and centre O. Points A and B lie on the circle and ABCD
is a rectangle. Angle AOB = 21 radians and AD = r cm.
(i) Express the perimeter of the shaded region in terms of r and 1.
 (ii) In the case where r = 5 and 1 = 16 0 , find the area of the shaded region.

3 E 2
A B

3 2
F G
1 1
C

The diagram shows triangle ABC where AB = 5 cm, AC = 4 cm and BC = 3 cm. Three circles with
centres at A, B and C have radii 3 cm, 2 cm and 1 cm respectively. The circles touch each other at
points E, F and G, lying on AB, AC and BC respectively. Find the area of the shaded region EFG.

7
C

8 cm 10 cm

A B

The diagram shows two circles with centres A and B having radii 8 cm and 10 cm respectively. The
two circles intersect at C and D where CAD is a straight line and AB is perpendicular to CD.

(i) Find angle ABC in radians.

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region.
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A
T

r cm
1 rad B

The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm. The points A and B lie on the circle and
AT is a tangent to the circle. Angle AOB = 1 radians and OBT is a straight line.

(i) Express the area of the shaded region in terms of r and 1.

(ii) In the case where r = 3 and 1 = 1.2, find the perimeter of the shaded region.

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B
r
O
21 rad

T
A

The diagram shows points A and B on a circle with centre O and radius r. The tangents to the circle
at A and B meet at T . The shaded region is bounded by the minor arc AB and the lines AT and BT .
Angle AOB is 21 radians.

(i) In the case where the area of the sector AOB is the same as the area of the shaded region, show
that tan 1 = 21.
(ii) In the case where r = 8 cm and the length of the minor arc AB is 19.2 cm, find the area of the
shaded region.

10
A

5 cm
6 cm

O C B

The diagram shows a triangle OAB in which angle OAB = 90Å and OA = 5 cm. The arc AC is part
of a circle with centre O. The arc has length 6 cm and it meets OB at C. Find the area of the shaded
region.
11 A sector of a circle of radius r cm has an area of A cm2. Express the perimeter of the sector in terms
of r and A.

12

1 rad
A O r B
The diagram shows a semicircle with diameter AB, centre O and radius r. The point C lies on the
circumference and angle AOC = 1 radians. The perimeter of sector BOC is twice the perimeter of
sector AOC. Find the value of 1 correct to 2 significant figures.

13
A

8 cm
E

1
5 0 rad
B D C

The diagram shows triangle ABC which is right-angled at A. Angle ABC = 15 0 radians and AC = 8 cm.
The points D and E lie on BC and BA respectively. The sector ADE is part of a circle with centre A
and is such that BDC is the tangent to the arc DE at D.
(i) Find the length of AD. (ii) Find the area of the shaded region.

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P Q

S R
The diagram shows a symmetrical metal plate. The plate is made by removing two identical pieces
from a circular disc with centre C. The boundary of the plate consists of two arcs PS and QR of the
original circle and two semicircles with PQ and RS as diameters. The radius of the circle with centre
C is 4 cm, and PQ = RS = 4 cm also.
(a) Show that angle PCS = 23 π radians.
 (b) Find the exact perimeter of the plate.
   2
(c) Show that the area of the plate is 20
3
π + 8 3 cm .

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Q
P
A B

F C

E D

The diagram shows a cross-section of seven cylindrical pipes, each of radius 20 cm, held together by a
thin rope which is wrapped tightly around the pipes. The centres of the six outer pipes are A, B, C, D,
E and F. Points P and Q are situated where straight sections of the rope meet the pipe with centre A.

(a) Show that angle PAQ = 13 π radians.

(b) Find the length of the rope.


(c) Find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF, giving your answer in terms of 3.
(d) Find the area of the complete region enclosed by the rope.

16
A

D
4 cm

B C

The diagram shows a triangle ABC, in which angle ABC = 90Å and AB = 4 cm. The sector ABD is
part of a circle with centre A. The area of the sector is 10 cm2.
(a) Find angle BAD in radians.
(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
C
17 D

A 1

B
The diagram shows a sector ABC of a circle with centre A and radius r. The line BD is perpendicular
to AC. Angle CAB is 1 radians.

(a) Given that 1 = 16 π, find the exact area of BCD in terms of r.

 
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(b) Given instead that the length of BD is r, find the exact perimeter of BCD in terms of r.
2
18 B

12 cm
8 cm

A 8 cm O C
In the diagram, arc AB is part of a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm. Arc BC is part of a circle
with centre A and radius 12 cm, where AOC is a straight line.
(a) Find angle BAO in radians.
(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

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D

1.8 rad
6 cm
6 cm

C A
The diagram shows triangle ABC with AB = BC = 6 cm and angle ABC = 1.8 radians. The arc CD is
part of a circle with centre A and ABD is a straight line.
(a) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

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A
r
C
r
O ! rad

B
In the diagram OCA and ODB are radii of a circle with centre O and radius 2r cm. Angle
AOB = ! radians. CD and AB are arcs of circles with centre O and radii r cm and 2r cm respectively.
The perimeter of the shaded region ABDC is 4.4r cm.

(i) Find the value of !.

(ii) It is given that the area of the shaded region is 30 cm2. Find the value of r.
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A
B E

The diagram shows a circle with centre A and radius r. Diameters CAD and BAE are perpendicular
to each other. A larger circle has centre B and passes through C and D.

(i) Show that the radius of the larger circle is rï2.

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region in terms of r.

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C

0.6 rad
O 6 cm A

The diagram shows a metal plate OABC, consisting of a right-angled triangle OAB and a sector OBC
of a circle with centre O. Angle AOB = 0.6 radians, OA = 6 cm and OA is perpendicular to OC.

(i) Show that the length of OB is 7.270 cm, correct to 3 decimal places.

(ii) Find the perimeter of the metal plate.

(iii) Find the area of the metal plate.

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C D
r r

B E
r 1 rad r

O
r r

A F

The diagram shows a metal plate OABCDEF consisting of 3 sectors, each with centre O. The radius
of sector COD is 2r and angle COD is 1 radians. The radius of each of the sectors BOA and FOE
is r, and AOED and CBOF are straight lines.

(i) Show that the area of the metal plate is r2 0 + 1
.

(ii) Show that the perimeter of the metal plate is independent of 1.

24

cm
10

A O 1.2 rad C

The diagram shows a metal plate ABCD made from two parts. The part BCD is a semicircle. The
part DAB is a segment of a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm. Angle BOD is 1.2 radians.

(i) Show that the radius of the semicircle is 5.646 cm, correct to 3 decimal places.

(ii) Find the perimeter of the metal plate.

(iii) Find the area of the metal plate.

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B
D

6 cm O
1.8 rad E

C
A

The diagram shows a major arc AB of a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm. Points C and D on OA
and OB respectively are such that the line AB is a tangent at E to the arc CED of a smaller circle also
with centre O. Angle COD = 1.8 radians.

(i) Show that the radius of the arc CED is 3.73 cm, correct to 3 significant figures.

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region.

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B

10 cm 10 cm

A D E C
16 cm

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC in which AC = 16 cm and AB = BC = 10 cm. The
circular arcs BE and BD have centres at A and C respectively, where D and E lie on AC.

(i) Show that angle BAC = 0.6435 radians, correct to 4 decimal places.
(ii) Find the area of the shaded region.

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C

P Q

A B
D O 6 cm

The diagram shows a semicircle with centre O and radius 6 cm. The radius OC is perpendicular to
the diameter AB. The point D lies on AB, and DC is an arc of a circle with centre B.

(i) Calculate the length of the arc DC.

 (ii) Find the value of
area of region P
,
area of region Q
giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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A 5 B

D P Q C

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD in which AB = 5 units and BC = 3 units. Point P lies on DC
and AP is an arc of a circle with centre B. Point Q lies on DC and AQ is an arc of a circle with centre
D.
(i) Show that angle ABP = 0.6435 radians, correct to 4 decimal places.

(ii) Calculate the areas of the sectors BAP and DAQ.

(iii) Calculate the area of the shaded region.

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A

C 5 cm

1
5 0 rad
O D B
The diagram shows a triangle OAB in which angle ABO is a right angle, angle AOB = 15 0 radians and
AB = 5 cm. The arc BC is part of a circle with centre A and meets OA at C. The arc CD is part of a
circle with centre O and meets OB at D. Find the area of the shaded region. [8]
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B

20 cm

1Å
A C
9 cm D

The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which BC = 20 cm and angle ABC = 90Å. The perpendicular
from B to AC meets AC at D and AD = 9 cm. Angle BCA = 1Å.
(i) By expressing the length of BD in terms of 1 in each of the triangles ABD and DBC, show that
20 sin2 1 = 9 cos 1.
(ii) Hence, showing all necessary working, calculate 1.
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A

5 cm

C
4 cm
D B

The diagram shows an arc BC of a circle with centre A and radius 5 cm. The length of the arc BC
is 4 cm. The point D is such that the line BD is perpendicular to BA and DC is parallel to BA.

(i) Find angle BAC in radians.

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region BDC.

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C

6 cm

3
8 0 rad

O A

The diagram shows a sector OAC of a circle with centre O. Tangents AB and CB to the circle meet
at B. The arc AC is of length 6 cm and angle AOC = 38 0 radians.

(i) Find the length of OA correct to 4 significant figures.

(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region.

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A

r cm

O 21 rad T

The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm. Points A and B lie on the circle and
angle AOB = 21 radians. The tangents to the circle at A and B meet at T .

(i) Express the perimeter of the shaded region in terms of r and 1.

 (ii) In the case where r = 5 and 1 = 1.2, find the area of the shaded region.

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C

A r O r B

The diagram shows a semicircle ACB with centre O and radius r. Arc OC is part of a circle with
centre A.

(i) Express angle CAO in radians in terms of 0.

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region in terms of r, 0 and ï3, simplifying your answer.

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C

1 rad

F E
r
O

A B
D

The diagram shows a sector CAB which is part of a circle with centre C. A circle with centre O and
radius r lies within the sector and touches it at D, E and F, where COD is a straight line and angle
ACD is 1 radians.

(a) Find CD in terms of r and sin 1.

It is now given that r = 4 and 1 = 16 π.

(b) Find the perimeter of sector CAB in terms of π.


(c) Find the area of the shaded region in terms of π and 3.
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D
A C
1 rad

r cm r cm

B
In the diagram, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = BC = r cm and angle BAC = 1 radians. The
point D lies on AC and ABD is a sector of a circle with centre A.

(a) Express the area of the shaded region in terms of r and 1.

(b) In the case where r = 10 and 1 = 0.6, find the perimeter of the shaded region.

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B

12 cm
8 cm

A 8 cm O C

In the diagram, arc AB is part of a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm. Arc BC is part of a circle
with centre A and radius 12 cm, where AOC is a straight line.

(a) Find angle BAO in radians.

(b) Find the area of the shaded region.
(c) Find the perimeter of the shaded region.

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C

A 6 cm B

The diagram shows a metal plate ABC in which the sides are the straight line AB and the arcs AC
and BC. The line AB has length 6 cm. The arc AC is part of a circle with centre B and radius 6 cm,
and the arc BC is part of a circle with centre A and radius 6 cm.

(a) Find the perimeter of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π.

(b) Find the area of the plate, giving your answer in terms of π and 3.

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15 cm

A C
6 cm O X

In the diagram, ABC is a semicircle with diameter AC, centre O and radius 6 cm. The length of the
arc AB is 15 cm. The point X lies on AC and BX is perpendicular to AX .

Find the perimeter of the shaded region BXC.

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A
r

C
r
1
6 π rad
O B
2r

In the diagram, OAB is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 2r, and angle AOB = 16 π radians.
The point C is the midpoint of OA.
 
(a) Show that the exact length of BC is r 5 − 2 3.
(b) Find the exact perimeter of the shaded region.
(c) Find the exact area of the shaded region.
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O
5
A B

13

The diagram shows a cord going around a pulley and a pin. The pulley is modelled as a circle with
centre O and radius 5 cm. The thickness of the cord and the size of the pin P can be neglected. The
pin is situated 13 cm vertically below O. Points A and B are on the circumference of the circle such
that AP and BP are tangents to the circle. The cord passes over the major arc AB of the circle and
under the pin such that the cord is taut.

Calculate the length of the cord.