Geometry Past Paper Questions

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ABCD is a trapezium with AB = x cm, DC = (x + 4) cm and the distance between the

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parallel sides, AB and DC, is x cm.
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(a) Find, and simplify, an expression in terms of x for the area of the trapezium.
...........................................................
The area of the trapezium is 84 cm2.

(b) Calculate the value of x.
x = ..........................................................
(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)
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2.
O is the centre of a circle ABCD and AC is a diameter. AC and BD intersect at X, where

XC = 3 cm, BX = 12 cm and XD = 4 cm.
Calculate the radius, in cm, of the circle.
....................................................... cm

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ABC is an equilateral triangle.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry,
........................................................................
(b) the order of rotational symmetry.

........................................................................

4.
ABCD is a parallelogram with AB = 7 cm and BC = 8 cm in which AB is parallel to DC

and AD is parallel to BC.
The perpendicular distance from C to AB is 6 cm.
(a) Write down the area, in cm2, of the parallelogram ABCD.
…….............................................................. cm2
(b) Calculate the perpendicular distance, in cm, from A to BC.
….................................................................. cm

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5.
ABCD is a square such that the length of a diagonal of the square is 26 cm.
AC is an arc of a circle with centre D as shown in the diagram.
Calculate, to 3 significant figures,
(a) the length, in cm, of AD,
…………............................................................. cm
(b) the area, in cm2, of the shaded region ABC.
……................................................................cm2

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6.
AB is an arc of length 12 cm of a circle centre O. The radius of the circle is 20 cm.

Calculate the value of x.
x = .........................................................................
7.
ABC is a triangle. The point D on CA and the point E on BA are such that DE is parallel
to CB. Given that AD = 12 cm, DC = 8 cm, EB = 6 cm and DE = 7 cm, find the length,
in cm, of
(a) AE,
AE = .............................................................. cm

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(b) CB.
CB = .............................................................. cm
8.
B, P and C are three points on a circle with diameter BC. The line APT is a tangent to
the circle, ABC is a straight line and ∠TPC = 58°.
Giving your reasons, find the size, in degrees, of
(a) ∠PCB,
∠PCB = .................................................................°
(b) ∠PAB.
∠PAB = ................................................................. °

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In the diagram, △ ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and ∠BAC = 70°

Given that ACD is a straight line, calculate the size, in degrees, of ∠BCD.
∠BCD = ........................................................°
10.
ABC is a circle with centre O. △ ABC is an equilateral triangle.

Find the size, in degrees, of ∠OAB.
∠OAB =..................................................................°

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ABCD is a square of side 12 cm. The circle PQRS touches the sides of the square at P,
Q, R and S as shown in the diagram.
(a) Write down the length of a radius of the circle PQRS.
.............................................................. cm
(b) Find, in terms of π , the total area, in cm2, of the shaded region in the diagram.
..............................................................cm2
(c) Express your answer to part (b) as a percentage of the area of the square ABCD.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
..............................................................%

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12.
The volume of a right circular cylinder of height 13 cm is 117 π cm3.

Calculate, in cm, the radius of the cylinder.
....................................................... cm
13.
In the diagram, ABCD is a circle with centre O and diameter AD.

Given that ∠ABC = 110°, calculate the size, in degrees, of ∠COD.
Give reasons for your working.

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14.
The diagram shows an inverted hollow right circular cone of height h cm.
The area of the open end of the cone is 280 cm2. Water is poured into the cone to a
height of 9 cm. The area of the surface of the water is 70 cm2, as shown in the diagram.
Calculate the value of h.
h = .......................................................

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The diagram shows ∆ ABC.

Leaving in all your construction lines, construct
(a) the perpendicular bisector of BC,
(b) the bisector of ∆ ABC.
The region R within ∆ ABC is the set of points that are closer to BC than to AB and are
closer to B than to C.
(c) Show, by shading, the region R. Label the region R.

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The diagram shows a regular octagon with three diagonals drawn.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry of the diagram,
……...............................................
(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.
.....................................................

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17.
In the diagram, ABCD is a circle with ∠ABC = 110° and ∠ACD = 55°
The point X is such that AXC and BXD are straight lines, intersecting at right angles.
Show, giving your reasons, that ∆ ABC is isosceles.

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18.
The diagram shows ∆ ABC in which ∆ ABC = 90°

The perpendicular bisector of the line AC intersects the line AB at X.
Showing all your construction lines,
(a) draw the perpendicular bisector of the line AC and mark and label the point X.
(b) Measure and write down the length, in cm to 1 decimal place, of AX.
AX = .............................................. cm
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ABCDEF is a regular hexagon

Calculate, in degrees, the size of
(a) ∠ABC
∠ABC = ..............................................°
(b) ∠DAE
∠DAE = ..............................................°
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In the diagram, the line BCD is parallel to the line AFE.

Given that ∠DCF = 110°, ∠BAF = 30° and ∠ABF is a right angle, find the size of ∠BFC.
∠BFC = .....................................................................°
21.
AB is a vertical pole standing on horizontal ground BC.

The angle of elevation of A, the top of the pole, from C is 30°.
(a) Show this on the diagram by labelling the angle of elevation as 30°.
(b) Show on the diagram the angle of depression of C from A. Label this angle as d.

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The diagram shows a regular octagon with two diagonals drawn.

Write down
(a) the number of lines of symmetry of the diagram,
..............................................................
(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.

..............................................................

23.
ABCDE is a regular pentagon.

(a) Calculate the size, in degrees, of an interior angle of the pentagon.
..............................................................°
The point F lies inside the pentagon such that _CDF = 70° and _FEA = 85°
(b) Calculate the size, in degrees, of the reflex angle, _DFE.
.............................................................°

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In triangle ABC, ∠ABC = 56°

The point D on AB, and the point E on BC, are such that DE is parallel to AC.
∠BDE = 52° and ∠EAC = 34°
Find the size of
(a) ∠DAE,
∠DAE = ..............................................................°
(b) ∠AEC.
∠AEC = ..............................................................°
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ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = 12 cm and ∠BAC = 42° .

Calculate the length, in cm to 3 significant figures, of BC.
....................................................... cm
26.
ABCD is a quadrilateral so that the points A, B, C and D lie on a circle, centre O, with
diameter COD.
AT is the tangent to the circle at A and ∠DAT = 28°
Find the size, in degrees, of

(a) ∠CDA,

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∠CDA = .......................................................°
(b) ∠CBA.
∠CBA = ....................................................... °
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ABCD is a trapezium with AB = x cm, DC = (x + 4) cm and the distance between the

The area of the trapezium is 84 cm2.

(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

IGCSE Geometry questions pg. 1

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O is the centre of a circle ABCD and AC is a diameter. AC and BD intersect at X, where

IGCSE Geometry questions pg. 2

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ABC is an equilateral triangle.

(b) the order of rotational symmetry.

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

ABCD is a parallelogram with AB = 7 cm and BC = 8 cm in which AB is parallel to DC

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(b) the area, in cm2, of the shaded region ABC.

(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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AB is an arc of length 12 cm of a circle centre O. The radius of the circle is 20 cm.

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In the diagram, △ ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and ∠BAC = 70°

ABC is a circle with centre O. △ ABC is an equilateral triangle.

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(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

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The volume of a right circular cylinder of height 13 cm is 117 π cm3.

In the diagram, ABCD is a circle with centre O and diameter AD.

(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)

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The diagram shows ∆ ABC.

(b) the bisector of ∆ ABC.

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The diagram shows a regular octagon with three diagonals drawn.

(b) the order of rotational symmetry of the diagram.

(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)

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(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

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