GeometryCambridge IGCSE Maths: Topic test
20 questions, 52 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Geometry topic test
Total 52 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1A quadrilateral has parallel to , , and but is not parallel to .(a)What type of quadrilateral is ?[1 mark]
- AParallelogram
- BKite
- CRhombus
- DIsosceles trapezium
(b)A separate solid has 5 faces: 2 triangular and 3 rectangular. What is this solid?[1 mark]- ACone
- BTriangular prism
- CSquare pyramid
- DCuboid
(c)A third solid tapers from a circular base to a single point (apex). What is this solid?[1 mark]- ACylinder
- BFrustum
- CCone
- DSphere
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2In triangle , angle and angle . Side is extended beyond to point .(a)Find angle , the interior angle of the triangle at .[2 marks](b)Find the exterior angle , formed by extending side beyond .[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A hiker walks from base camp to checkpoint on a bearing of , then from to camp on a bearing of .(a)Find the bearing of from (the back bearing).[3 marks](b)Given that angle (the angle at between paths and ) can be found using the bearings, calculate angle .[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4Points , , and lie on a circle with centre , in that order, forming a cyclic quadrilateral . Angle (the reflex-free angle at the centre standing on the same arc as angle ) is . Chord is drawn, and angle .(a)Find angle , using the circle theorem relating angles at the centre and circumference.[4 marks](b)Find angle , the opposite angle to in the cyclic quadrilateral .[4 marks](c)In triangle , given angle and angle (from part (a)), find angle and hence state, with a reason, whether triangle is scalene, isosceles or right-angled.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
- 5On a map with scale , the distance between two villages, and , is measured as 6 cm.(a)What is the real distance between and , in kilometres?[1 mark]
- A km
- B km
- C km
- D km
(b)A third village, , is on a bearing of from . Which compass direction is approximately from ?[1 mark]- ANorth-east
- BSouth-east
- CSouth-west
- DNorth-west
(c)What is the bearing of from (the back bearing of )?[1 mark]- A
- B
- C
- D
Total for question 5: 3 marks
- 6A circle has centre . A tangent touches the circle at point , and cm. A point outside the circle is such that is part of the tangent line and cm.(a)State the size of angle , giving a reason.[2 marks](b)Find the length , using Pythagoras' theorem.[2 marks]
Total for question 6: 4 marks
- 7A regular polygon has an interior angle of .(a)Find the exterior angle of the polygon, and hence find the number of sides.[3 marks](b)Two parallel lines are crossed by a transversal. One angle formed is co-interior with an angle equal to the exterior angle found in part (a) (i.e. ). Find this co-interior angle.[3 marks]
Total for question 7: 6 marks
- 8A landscape designer plans a triangular garden plot on a scale drawing using a scale of . On the drawing, cm, cm and cm. Corner is on a bearing of from the site office . A circular flower bed at corner has centre , with a diameter and a third point on the circumference; a tangent to the circle touches at .(a)Find the real-life length of each side of the garden plot , in metres, and state the type of triangle is, giving a reason based on its side lengths.[4 marks](b)Given that angle (angle in a semicircle) and a tangent to the circle touches at , name the circle theorem that gives angle , and find the angle between this tangent and the radius .[4 marks](c)The garden design also includes a regular polygon flower border with an exterior angle of . Find the number of sides of this polygon, its interior angle, and name the shape.[5 marks]
Total for question 8: 13 marks
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