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3D Pythagoras & TrigonometryCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Cambridge IGCSE Maths

3D Pythagoras & Trigonometry

Total 26 marks

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  1. 1
    A cuboid storage box ABCD.EFGH has base length AB = 12 cm, base width BC = 5 cm, and height 4 cm, with EFGH directly above ABCD.
    (a)
    Find the length of the diagonal AC of the base.
    [1 mark]
    • A13 cm
    • B17 cm
    • C9 cm
    • D14 cm
    (b)
    Using your answer to part (a), find the length of the space diagonal AG, correct to 1 decimal place.
    [1 mark]
    • A12.6 cm
    • B17.0 cm
    • C13.6 cm
    • D14.6 cm
    (c)
    Find the angle between AG and the base plane ABCD (angle GAC), correct to 1 decimal place.
    [1 mark]
    • A27.1 degrees
    • B22.1 degrees
    • C13.1 degrees
    • D17.1 degrees

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A right pyramid VABCD has a square base ABCD of side 10 m, with vertex V directly above the centre O of the base at a height of 12 m.
    (a)
    Find the length OA, the distance from the centre of the base to a corner, correct to 2 decimal places.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    Using your answer to part (a), find the length of the sloping edge VA, correct to 1 decimal place.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    A rectangular room ABCD (floor) has EFGH directly above it (ceiling), with AB = 8 m, BC = 6 m and height 3 m. An electrician runs a cable from corner A on the floor to the diagonally opposite corner G on the ceiling.
    (a)
    Find the length of the cable AG, correct to 1 decimal place.
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    Find the angle that the cable AG makes with the floor of the room, correct to 1 decimal place.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A surveyor is measuring a rectangular warehouse ABCD (base) with EFGH directly above it (roof), where AB = 12 m, BC = 5 m, and the height AE = 6 m. A support cable runs from corner A (floor) to the diagonally opposite corner G (roof).
    (a)
    Find the length of the base diagonal AC, and hence find the length of the cable AG, giving both answers to 1 decimal place.
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    Find the angle that the cable AG makes with the base of the warehouse (angle GAC), correct to 1 decimal place.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Find the angle that the cable AG makes with the vertical edge AE (angle EAG), correct to 1 decimal place.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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