IGCSE CIE Maths 43 mins 15 questions

Pythagoras
Pythagoras Theorem

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Hard (5 questions) /19

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Easy Questions

1 Calculate the value of k .

k = ...............................

(2 marks)

2 The diagram shows a flagpole in a garden.

The flagpole has height 25 m.
A rope from the top of the flagpole is tied to the ground 8m from its base.

Calculate the length of this rope.

................................................ m

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 (2 marks)

3 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Show that the value of x is 41.8, correct to 3 significant figures.

(2 marks)

4 Calculate PR .

PR = ......................................... cm

(2 marks)

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5 Calculate AC .

AC = ........................... m

(2 marks)

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Medium Questions

1 Calculate PQ .

PQ = ........................................... cm

(3 marks)

2 The diagram shows a rectangle 14cm by w cm.

The diagonal is 23 cm.

Calculate the value of w .

w = .................................................

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 (3 marks)

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x .

x = ...................................................

(3 marks)

4 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC .

Calculate the length of AB .

AB = ................................................m

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 (2 marks)

5 The diagram shows a rectangular playground ABCD .

AB = 23. 4 m and AC = 35. 1 m.

Calculate BC .

BC = ............................ m [3]

(3 marks)

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Hard Questions
1 The length of one side of a rectangle is 12cm.
The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is 13cm.

Calculate the area of the rectangle.

.......................................... cm2

(3 marks)

2 Triangles ABC and BCD are both right-angled triangles.

Calculate the value of y .

y= ................................

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 (3 marks)

3 The diagram shows a field in the shape of a trapezium.

AB = 150 m, BC = 90 m and CD = 120 m .
Angle ABC = angle BCD = 90°.
i) Show that AD = 95m , correct to the nearest metre.
[3]
ii) A fence is built around the perimeter of the field.
It costs $ 48 to build each 5-metre section of the fence.
Calculate the cost of building this fence.
$ .................................... [3]

(6 marks)

4 Sam has a rectangular pond, ABCD .

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 i) Calculate BC .
BC = ...............................m [3]
ii) He puts a fence around the edge of the pond.
Calculate the length of the fence.
................................m [1]

(4 marks)

5
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.
Calculate the perimeter.
............................................ cm [3]

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 (3 marks)

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