Area & PerimeterCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Area & Perimeter
Total 26 marks
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- 1A gardener is calculating the area and perimeter of a rectangular lawn measuring 12 m by 7 m, and a triangular flower bed alongside it.(a)A rectangular lawn measures 12 m by 7 m. Find its area.[1 mark]
- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
(b)Find the perimeter of the same rectangular lawn.[1 mark]- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
(c)A triangular flower bed alongside the lawn has base 6 m and height 4 m. Find its area, using .[1 mark]- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A tiler is calculating areas of a parallelogram-shaped tile (base 15 cm, height 8 cm) and a trapezium-shaped tile for a mosaic pattern.(a)A parallelogram-shaped tile has base 15 cm and perpendicular height 8 cm. Find its area.[2 marks](b)A trapezium-shaped tile has parallel sides of length 10 cm and 14 cm, and a perpendicular height of 6 cm. Find its area, using .[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A builder is calculating the floor area and skirting board length needed for an L-shaped room, formed from a 9 m by 6 m rectangle with a 3 m by 2 m rectangular corner removed.(a)A room floor is an L-shape formed from a large rectangle 9 m by 6 m with a smaller rectangular corner of 3 m by 2 m removed. Calculate the area of the L-shaped floor.[3 marks](b)Skirting board is needed around the full perimeter of the L-shaped floor. Calculate the total perimeter of the room.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A civil engineer is designing a car park as a compound shape: a rectangle 40 m by 25 m, with a semicircular section of diameter 25 m attached to one of the 25 m ends, and a small triangular flower bed cut from one corner.(a)A car park is a compound shape made from a rectangle measuring 40 m by 25 m, with a semicircular section of diameter 25 m attached to one of the 25 m ends. Calculate the area of the rectangular section, and the area of the semicircular section (use ).[4 marks](b)A triangular flower bed with base 5 m and height 4 m is cut from one corner of the rectangular section. Calculate the total area of the car park (rectangle plus semicircle, minus the triangular flower bed), giving your answer to 1 decimal place.[4 marks](c)The car park's total area (from part (b)) needs to be converted for a report requiring the answer in cm. Convert m to cm, showing your conversion factor clearly.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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