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A

7 cm
NOT TO
SCALE
35°
B
10 cm
C

(a) Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

........................................... cm2 [2]

(b) Calculate the length of AC.

AC = ........................................... cm [4]

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14
P
66° NOT TO
SCALE

77°
37° R
Q 12.5 cm

Calculate PR.

Answer PR = .......................................... cm [3]

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15 A rectangle has length 127.3 cm and width 86.5 cm, both correct to 1 decimal place.

Calculate the upper bound and the lower bound for the perimeter of the rectangle.

Answer Upper bound = .......................................... cm

Lower bound = .......................................... cm [3]

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13
74°
NOT TO
SCALE
y cm

39°
12.4 cm

Calculate the value of y.

Answer y = .................................................. [3]

14 Jasjeet and her brother collect stamps.

When Jasjeet gives her brother 1% of her stamps, she has 2475 stamps left.

Calculate how many stamps Jasjeet had originally.

Answer ................................................. [3]

15 Factorise

(a) 9w 2 - 100 ,

Answer(a) ................................................. [1]

(b) mp + np - 6mq - 6nq .

Answer(b) ................................................. [2]

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Examiner’s
Use
21 B
NOT TO
SCALE
95°

9m 6m

A C

The triangular area ABC is part of Henri’s garden.

AB = 9 m, BC = 6 m and angle ABC = 95 °.
Henri puts a fence along AC and plants vegetables in the triangular area ABC.
Calculate

(a) the length of the fence AC,

Answer (a) AC = ......................................... m [3]

(b) the area for vegetables.

Answer (b) ................................................. m2 [2]

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21 (a)

B
6.2 cm 82°

A NOT TO
4.7 cm SCALE

Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

.........................................cm2 [2]

(b)
E

107 mm
NOT TO
SCALE

D x°

75 mm
F

The area of triangle DEF is 2050 mm2.

Work out the value of x.

x = ................................................ [2]

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26
A

7 cm
NOT TO
SCALE
35°
B
10 cm
C

(a) Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

........................................... cm2 [2]

(b) Calculate the length of AC.

AC = ........................................... cm [4]

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reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International
Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after
the live examination series.

Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

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7 (a)
P

NOT TO
SCALE

8.4 cm

7.6 cm 62°
R

In the triangle PQR, QR = 7.6 cm and PR = 8.4 cm.

Angle QRP = 62°.

Calculate

(i) PQ,

Answer(a)(i) PQ = ........................................... cm [4]

(ii) the area of triangle PQR.

Answer(a)(ii) .......................................... cm2 [2]

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3 (a)
P

12 cm NOT TO
SCALE
X 17 cm

The diagram shows triangle PQR with PQ = 12 cm and PR = 17 cm.

The area of triangle PQR is 97 cm2 and angle QPR is acute.

(i) Calculate angle QPR.

Answer(a)(i) Angle QPR = ................................................ [3]

(ii) The midpoint of PQ is X.

Use the cosine rule to calculate the length of XR.

Answer(a)(ii) XR = .......................................... cm [4]

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R
NOT TO
SCALE
9 cm

P 10 cm Q

The area of triangle PQR is 38.5 cm2.

Calculate the length QR.

Answer QR = .......................................... cm [6]

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effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will
be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

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Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after
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5
NOT TO
A SCALE

North
510 km

720 km 40°
C

A plane flies from A to C and then from C to B.

AC = 510 km and CB = 720 km.
The bearing of C from A is 135° and angle ACB = 40°.

(a) Find the bearing of

(i) B from C,

................................................... [2]

(ii) C from B.

................................................... [2]

(b) Calculate AB and show that it rounds to 464.7 km, correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

(c) Calculate angle ABC.

Angle ABC = .................................................. [3]

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2 For
A Examiner's
32 m Use

B NOT TO
SCALE

43 m 64 m

C D

The diagram represents a field in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD.

AB = 32 m, BC = 43 m and AC = 64 m.

(a) (i) Show clearly that angle CAB = 37.0° correct to one decimal place.

Answer(a)(i)

[4]

(ii) Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.

Answer(a)(ii) m2 [2]

(b) CD = 70 m and angle DAC = 55°.

Calculate the perimeter of the whole field ABCD.

Answer(b) m [6]

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D

180 m
North
C NOT TO
85° SCALE

240 m

50°
B

The diagram shows a field, ABCD.

AD = 180 m and AC = 240 m.
Angle ABC = 50° and angle ACB = 85°.

(a) Use the sine rule to calculate AB.

AB = ............................................ m [3]

(b) The area of triangle ACD = 12 000 m2.

Show that angle CAD = 33.75°, correct to 2 decimal places.

[3]
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(c) Calculate BD.

BD = ............................................ m [5]

(d) The bearing of D from A is 030°.

Find the bearing of

(i) B from A,

................................................. [1]

(ii) A from B.

................................................. [2]

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5
K
680 km
65°
40°
D

North NOT TO
SCALE

2380 km
M

1560 km

The diagram shows some distances between Mumbai (M), Kathmandu (K), Dhaka (D) and Colombo (C).

(a) Angle CKD = 65°.

Use the cosine rule to calculate the distance CD.

Answer(a) CD = .......................................... km [4]

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(b) Angle MKC = 40°.

Use the sine rule to calculate the acute angle KMC.

Answer(b) Angle KMC = ................................................ [3]

(c) The bearing of K from M is 050°.

Find the bearing of M from C.

Answer(c) ................................................ [2]

(d) A plane from Colombo to Mumbai leaves at 21 15 and the journey takes 2 hours 24 minutes.

(i) Find the time the plane arrives at Mumbai.

Answer(d)(i) ................................................ [1]

(ii) Calculate the average speed of the plane.

Answer(d)(ii) ....................................... km/h [2]

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3
C
90 m
D

NOT TO
80 m SCALE
95 m

49°
A
55°
B

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

Angle BAD = 49° and angle ABD = 55°.
BD = 80 m, BC = 95 m and CD = 90 m.

(a) Use the sine rule to calculate the length of AD.

Answer(a) AD = ............................................ m [3]

(b) Use the cosine rule to calculate angle BCD.

Answer(b) Angle BCD = ................................................ [4]

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(c) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

Answer(c) ........................................... m2 [3]

(d) The quadrilateral represents a field.

Corn seeds are sown across the whole field at a cost of $3250 per hectare.

Calculate the cost of the corn seeds used.

1 hectare = 10 000 m2

Answer(d) $ ................................................ [3]

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For
6 Examiner′s
A
B Use
30° 52°
E
15.7 cm NOT TO
SCALE
16.5 cm

23.4 cm

In the diagram, BCD is a straight line and ABDE is a quadrilateral.

Angle BAC = 90°, angle ABC = 30° and angle CAE = 52°.
AC = 15.7 cm, CE = 16.5 cm and CD = 23.4 cm.

(a) Calculate BC.

Answer(a) BC = ......................................... cm [3]

(b) Use the sine rule to calculate angle AEC.

Show that it rounds to 48.57°, correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(b)

[3]

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For
(c) (i) Show that angle ECD = 40.6°, correct to 1 decimal place. Examiner′s
Use
Answer(c)(i)

[2]

(ii) Calculate DE.

Answer(c)(ii) DE = ......................................... cm [4]

(d) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABDE.

Answer(d) ........................................ cm2 [4]

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6
D

C
NOT TO
SCALE

B 40 km
L

61.1 km
North
92.1 km

The diagram shows the position of a port, A, and a lighthouse, L.

The circle, centre L and radius 40 km, shows the region where the light from the lighthouse can be seen.
The straight line, ABCD, represents the course taken by a ship after leaving the port.
When the ship reaches position B it is due west of the lighthouse.

AL = 92.1 km, AB = 61.1 km and BL = 40 km.

(a) Use the cosine rule to show that angle ABL = 130.1°, correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

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(b) Calculate the bearing of the lighthouse, L, from the port, A.

................................................... [4]

(c) The ship sails at a speed of 28 km/h.

Calculate the length of time for which the light from the lighthouse can be seen from the ship.
Give your answer correct to the nearest minute.

.................... h .................... min [5]

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(b)
North

NOT TO
North SCALE

63 km

The diagram shows the positions of three small islands G, H and J.

The bearing of H from G is 045°.
The bearing of J from G is 126°.
The bearing of J from H is 164°.
The distance HJ is 63 km.

Calculate the distance GJ.

Answer(b) GJ = .......................................... km [5]

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6 The diagram shows the positions of two ships, A and B, and a coastguard station, C.

North

B NOT TO
95.5 km SCALE

83.1 km
101°

(a) Calculate the distance, AB, between the two ships.

Show that it rounds to 138 km, correct to the nearest kilometre.

Answer(a)

[4]

(b) The bearing of the coastguard station C from ship A is 146°.

Calculate the bearing of ship B from ship A.

Answer(b) ................................................ [4]

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(c)
L

North 46.2 km

NOT TO
SCALE
21°
45°

At noon, a lighthouse, L, is 46.2 km from ship B on the bearing 021°.

Ship B sails north west.

Calculate the distance ship B must sail from its position at noon to be at its closest distance to the
lighthouse.

Answer(c) .......................................... km [2]

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3 (a)
T

60 m NOT TO
SCALE

50 m B
130°
A 70 m

A, B and C are points on horizontal ground.

BT is a vertical pole.
AT = 60 m, AB = 50 m, BC = 70 m and angle ABC = 130°.

(i) Calculate the angle of elevation of T from C.

Answer(a)(i) ................................................ [5]

(ii) Calculate the length AC.

Answer(a)(ii) AC = ............................................ m [4]

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(iii) Calculate the area of triangle ABC.

Answer(a)(iii) ........................................... m2 [2]

(b)
Y
12 cm
NOT TO
SCALE
22 cm

X
45 cm

A cuboid has length 45 cm, width 22 cm and height 12 cm.

Calculate the length of the straight line XY.

Answer(b) XY = .......................................... cm [4]

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