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Bearings and MensurationEdexcel GCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Edexcel GCSE Maths

Bearings and Mensuration

Total 26 marks

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Class

Date

  1. 1
    A cyclist rides from village A on a bearing of 063∘063^\circ to village B. At B, she turns and rides on a bearing of 154∘154^\circ to village C.
    (a)
    Work out the bearing of A from B.
    [1 mark]
    • A117∘117^\circ
    • B207∘207^\circ
    • C243∘243^\circ
    • D063∘063^\circ
    (b)
    Using your answer to part (a), work out the size of angle ABC (the interior angle of the triangle at village B, between BA and BC).
    [1 mark]
    • A89∘89^\circ
    • B91∘91^\circ
    • C111∘111^\circ
    • D69∘69^\circ
    (c)
    The bearing of C from B is 154∘154^\circ. Which compass direction is this closest to?
    [1 mark]
    • ANorth-East
    • BNorth-West
    • CSouth-West
    • DSouth-East

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A garden is in the shape of a rectangle measuring 12 m by 7 m. A semicircular flower bed with a diameter of 7 m is cut out of one of the 7 m sides, so that side of the rectangle is replaced by the curved edge of the semicircle.
    (a)
    Work out the perimeter of the garden. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    Work out the area of the garden that remains once the semicircular flower bed has been removed. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    A solid metal cylinder has a radius of 4 cm and a height of 10 cm. The cylinder is melted down completely and recast, with no loss of metal, into a solid sphere.
    (a)
    Work out the volume of the cylinder. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    The cylinder from part (a) is melted down completely and recast, with no loss of metal, into a solid sphere. Work out the radius of the sphere. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A water tank is made from a cylinder of radius 5 cm and height 20 cm, with a hemisphere of the same radius fixed on top like a dome.
    (a)
    Work out the total volume of the tank. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    The tank is filled with water at a constant rate of 25 cm3^3 per minute, starting empty. Using your answer to part (a), work out the time taken to fill the tank completely. Give your answer to the nearest minute.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    The tank stands on the ground and only the curved outer surfaces (the curved surface of the cylinder and the curved surface of the hemisphere) need to be painted; the circular base is not painted. Work out the total area to be painted. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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