0580 P42 - Mar 2026 - Q20 - 12 marks
\(A,B,C,D\) lie on horizontal ground.
(a) Calculate the area of triangle \(ABC\). [2]
(b) Show that \(\angle CAD=85.8^\circ\), correct to 1 decimal place. [4]
(c) There are vertical masts at \(B,D\), of heights 250 m and 45 m respectively. Calculate the angle of depression of the top of the mast at \(D\) from the top of the mast at \(B\). [6]
0580 P41 - Jun 2026 - Q21 - 3 marks
Find the angle y. The side opposite \(105^\circ\) is 16.8 cm and the side opposite y is 8.1 cm. [3]
0580 P41 - Jun 2026 - Q23 - 5 marks
\(AC=60.4\text{ mm},BC=52.3\text{ mm},CD=31.5\text{ mm},AD=65.1\text{ mm},\angle BCA=26^\circ\).
(a) Find the area of ABC. [2]
(b) Find \(\angle ACD\). [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2026 - Q20 - 10 marks
The diagram shows field ABCD and straight footpath AC. \(AB=50.3\text{ m}\), \(AD=38.2\text{ m}\), \(AC=86.8\text{ m}\), \(\angle DAC=79^\circ\), \(\angle ABC=112^\circ\). The angle anticlockwise from north at B to BA is \(103^\circ\).
(a) Find the bearing of A from B. [1]
(b) Find CD. [3]
(c) Find the shortest distance from B to AC. [6]
0580 P43 - Jun 2026 - Q13 - 7 marks
\(BC=15\text{ cm},AC=15\sqrt3\text{ cm},\angle ABC=120^\circ\).
(a) Show that ABC is isosceles. [4]
(b) Find the shortest distance from B to AC. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2026 - Q15 - 3 marks
A triangle has sides \(5\text{ cm},7\text{ cm},11\text{ cm}\). Find its largest angle. [3]
0580 P42 - Mar 2025 - Q17 - 9 marks
The bearing of C from A is \(145^\circ\). \(AC=65\text{ m},BC=95\text{ m},\angle ACB=38^\circ\).
(a) Find the bearing of B from C. [2]
(b) Show \(AB=59.3\text{ m}\), correct to 1 decimal place. [3]
(c) Angle BAC is obtuse. Find the bearing of B from A. [4]
0580 P41 - Jun 2025 - Q17 - 10 marks
(a) Find AD. [3]
(b) Find the obtuse angle \(\angle BDC\). [4]
(c) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2025 - Q20 - 13 marks
\(CD=10\text{ m},DB=12\text{ m},\angle DBA=90^\circ,\angle CDB=56^\circ,\angle ADB=34^\circ\).
(a) Find AB. [2]
(b) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
(c) Find its perimeter. [5]
(d) Find the shortest distance from B to AD. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2025 - Q23 - 3 marks
Find the area of triangle ABC. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2025 - Q21 - 2 marks
In STU, ST=8 cm, SU=9 cm and \(\angle TSU=50^\circ\). Find the triangle area. [2]
0580 P41 - Nov 2025 - Q29 - 8 marks
(a) Find y. [3]
(b) Find BD. [5]
0580 P42 - Nov 2025 - Q15 - 10 marks
ABCD is a quadrilateral field; BD is a straight path. AB=180 m, BD=300 m, DC=112 m and angle BDC=140°.
(a) Calculate BC. [3]
(b) Calculate angle DBC. [3]
(c) The total field area is 35900 m². Find the shortest distance from D to AB. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2025 - Q18 - 6 marks
(a) Calculate x. [3]
(b) Calculate y. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2024 - Q20 - 2 marks
Calculate the triangle area. [2]
0580 P42 - Mar 2024 - Q6 - 9 marks
AB=17.2 cm, angle ABC=54°, angle ACB=68°. M lies on BC, with MC=12.8 cm.
(a) Find AC. [3]
(b) Find AM. [3]
(c) Find the shortest distance from A to BC. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2024 - Q17 - 2 marks
Find the triangle area. [2]
0580 P42 - Jun 2024 - Q6 - 10 marks
AB=10.4 cm,AD=6.5 cm,DAB=64°,BDC=26°,DBC=42°.
(a) Show BD=9.55 cm to 2 decimal places. [3]
(b(i)) Show BCD=112°. [1]
(b(ii)) Find CD. [3]
(c) Find the shortest distance from D to AB. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2024 - Q6 - 15 marks
(a) Find the ladder length GH. [2]
(b) Find the bearing of V from W. [3]
(c) AD=DC=5 cm,AB=BC,ABD=25°,BAD=15°. Find the perimeter of ABCD. [5]
(d) Find PQR. [5]
0580 P41 - Nov 2024 - Q6 - 11 marks
ABCD is a field with straight path AC.
(a) Show AC=1028 m to the nearest metre. [3]
(b) Angle ACB is obtuse. Find it. [4]
(c) Triangle ACD sells for \$41500. Find the cost per hectare to the nearest dollar. 1 hectare=10000 m². [4]
0580 P42 - Nov 2024 - Q7 - 20 marks
ABCD is a field with B north of A. BD is a path; AB=85 m, AD=72 m, BD=129 m, BDC=39° and BCD=60°.
(a(i)) Show CBD=81°. [1]
(a(ii)) Find CD. [3]
(a(iii)) Show ABD=31.6° to 1 decimal place. [4]
(a(iv)) Find the shortest distance from A to BD. [3]
(a(v)) Find the bearing of B from C. [2]
(a(vi)) 1100 trees are planted per hectare. Find the total trees planted. 1 hectare=10000 m². [4]
(b) A rectangle has area 9400 cm² to the nearest 100 cm² and length 80 cm to the nearest 10 cm. Find the upper bound of its width. [3]
0580 P43 - Nov 2024 - Q12 - 10 marks
ABCD is a quadrilateral and E lies on CD. AB=8.7 cm, BC=11.4 cm, CE=10.9 cm; ADE=90°, ABC=119°, CAE=20°.
(a) Show AC=17.37 cm to 2 decimal places. [3]
(b) Angle AEC is obtuse. Find ACE. [4]
(c) Find the perimeter of ABCD. [3]
0580 P42 - Mar 2023 - Q10 - 15 marks
\(AC=12.3\text{ cm},\ AD=16.5\text{ cm},\ \angle BAC=31^\circ,\ \angle ABC=90^\circ,\ \angle ACD=90^\circ\).
(a) Show that \(AB=10.54\text{ cm}\), correct to 2 decimal places. [2]
(b) Show that \(\angle DAC=41.80^\circ\), correct to 2 decimal places. [2]
(c) Calculate \(BD\). [3]
(d) Calculate \(\angle CBD\). [4]
(e) Calculate the shortest distance from \(C\) to \(BD\). [4]
0580 P22 - Jun 2023 - Q17 - 2 marks
The area is \(2143\text{ cm}^2\) and \(x\) is acute.
Find \(x\). [2]
0580 P43 - Jun 2023 - Q5 - 12 marks
\(AC=4.8\) m, \(BC=5.6\) m and \(\angle ACB=20.4^\circ\). \(AYX\) is a straight vertical post, held by wires \(XB,YC\).
(a(i)) Calculate \(AB\). [3]
(a(ii)) \(\angle XBA=64^\circ\). Find \(AX\). [2]
(a(iii)) \(AY=2.9\) m. Find the area of \(YAC\). [2]
(b) In triangle \(PQR\), \(M\) is the midpoint of \(PQ\), \(RM=8\) cm, \(\angle PRM=30^\circ,\ \angle RMQ=75^\circ\). Calculate \(PQ\). [5]
0580 P21 - Nov 2023 - Q18 - 3 marks
Calculate \(y\). [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2023 - Q19 - 4 marks
Calculate the obtuse angle \(PRQ\). [4]
0580 P41 - Nov 2023 - Q5 - 14 marks
(a) \(ACD\) is right-angled at \(A\). \(B\) lies on \(AC\), \(BC=54.5\) m, \(AD=83.2\) m and \(\angle ABD=38^\circ\). Calculate \(\angle ACD\). [5]
(b) Mark the centre of the circle through all three vertices of right triangle \(EFG\). Explain. [2]
(c) In \(LMN\), angles have ratio \(L:M:N=4:5:6\). In \(PQR\), \(PQ=6,PR=4,QR=5\) cm. Find the difference between the largest angles of the two triangles. [7]
0580 P42 - Nov 2023 - Q7 - 16 marks
(a(i)) \(PQR\) is a right triangle on horizontal ground, right angle \(R\). \(X\) is vertically above \(R\), \(XR=2.8\) m and \(RQ=7.1\) m. The elevation of \(X\) from \(P\) is 21°. Find its elevation from \(Q\). [2]
(a(ii)) Calculate \(PQ\). [3]
(b) In \(KLM\), \(LM=9.1,LK=16.7\) cm, \(\angle LKM=32^\circ\). Calculate acute \(\angle KML\). [3]
(c(i)) Triangle \(ABC\) has \(AB=12.3,AC=21.5\) cm and area \(62.89\text{ cm}^2\). Show acute \(\angle BAC=28.4^\circ\) to 1 decimal place. [2]
(c(ii)) Calculate \(BC\). [3]
(c(iii)) Extend \(AB\) to \(D\) with \(\angle BDC=90^\circ\). Find \(BD\). [3]
0580 P42 - Mar 2022 - Q4 - 12 marks
(a(i)) Triangle \(ABC\) has \(AB=45,AC=29.5,BC=35.3\) cm and \(\angle CAB=51.6^\circ\). Find \(\angle ABC\). [3]
(a(ii)) Find its area. [2]
(b(i)) In \(PQRS\), \(PQ=PS=32\) cm, \(\angle SPQ=56^\circ\), \(QR=47\) cm, \(\angle SQR=60^\circ\). Find \(SR\). [4]
(b(ii)) Find the shortest distance from \(P\) to \(SQ\). [3]
0580 P41 - Jun 2022 - Q7 - 16 marks
(a) Find \(\angle ACD\). [4]
(b) Show \(BC=7.05\) km to 2 decimal places. [3]
(c) Find the shortest distance from \(B\) to \(AC\). [3]
(d) Find the straight-line length \(BD\). [4]
(e) \(C\) is due east of \(A\). Find the bearing of \(D\) from \(C\). [2]
0580 P42 - Jun 2022 - Q4 - 10 marks
(a) ABCD is a trapezium with DC parallel to AB. DC = 6.4 cm, DB = 10.9 cm, angle CDB = 38° and angle DAB = 45°. Find CB. [3]
(b(i)) Find angle ADB. [1]
(b(ii)) Find AB. [3]
(c) Calculate the area of the trapezium. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2022 - Q7 - 14 marks
(a) Field ABC has AB = 82 m, AC = 55 m and angle BAC = 76°. Find BC. [3]
(b) Find angle ACB. [3]
(c) Gate G lies on AB at the shortest distance from C. Find AG. [3]
(d) Another field PQR has the same area. PQ = 90 m and QR = 60 m. Find both possible values of angle PQR. [5]
0580 P21 - Nov 2022 - Q18 - 4 marks
0580 P41 - Nov 2022 - Q8 - 16 marks
ABC lies on horizontal ground, AC = 15 m, BC = 8 m, AB = 20 m. BP and CQ are vertical poles of heights 3 m and 4 m. AQ and PQ are straight wires.
(a) Show angle ACB = 117.5° to 1 decimal place. [4]
(b) Find the area of ABC. [2]
(c) Find AQ. [2]
(d) Find the angle of elevation of Q from P. [3]
(e) A straight wire joins A to the midpoint of PQ. Find its angle with the horizontal ground. [5]
0580 P42 - Nov 2022 - Q7 - 18 marks
PQ = 46.5 cm, PR = 39.4 cm and QR = 38.2 cm.
The cuboid has AB = 29 cm, BC = 21 cm and CG = 20 cm.
L is a lighthouse and K, M are ships. Bearing of L from K is 155°, KL = 112 km, bearing of K from M is 010°, and angle KML = 96°.
(a(i)) Find angle QPR. [4]
(a(ii)) Find the shortest distance from Q to PR. [3]
(b(i)) Find the space diagonal AG. [3]
(b(ii)) Find the angle between AG and the base ABCD. [3]
(c) Find the bearing and distance of M from L. [5]
0580 P42 - Mar 2021 - Q5 - 10 marks
(a) Find angle ADB. [3]
(b) Find DC. [4]
(c) Find the shortest distance from C to BD. [3]
0580 P23 - Jun 2021 - Q23 - 4 marks
A triangle has sides 11 cm, 10 cm and 9 cm. Find its largest angle. [4]
0580 P41 - Jun 2021 - Q5 - 11 marks
X lies on BC; AX = 10.6 cm, XC = 6.4 cm, angle ABC = 58°, angle AXB = 78°.
(a) Find AC. [4]
(b) Find BX. [4]
(c) Find the area of ABC. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2021 - Q6 - 13 marks
(a) Show that BD = 16.9 m, to 1 decimal place. [3]
(b) Find angle CBD. [4]
(c) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
(d) Find the shortest distance from B to AD. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2021 - Q9 - 13 marks
(a) Find the perimeter of the quadrilateral. [7]
(b(i)) The cube’s diagonal AB is 8.5 cm. Find its edge length. [3]
(b(ii)) Find the angle AB makes with the base. [3]
0580 P21 - Nov 2021 - Q18 - 3 marks
Houses are built on triangular land ABC. Each requires 400 m² of land.
Find the greatest number of houses that can be built. [3]
0580 P42 - Nov 2021 - Q3 - 12 marks
(a(i)) Calculate AD and show it rounds to 94.5 m to 1 decimal place. [2]
(a(ii)) Calculate BAC. [3]
(a(iii)) Calculate the largest angle of triangle CAD. [4]
(b)
0580 P43 - Nov 2021 - Q6 - 13 marks
(a) Calculate AD. [3]
(b) Calculate BAC and show it rounds to 40.42° to 2 decimal places. [4]
(c) Calculate the area of ABCD. [3]
(d) Find the shortest distance from B to AC. [3]
0580 P42 - Mar 2020 - Q8 - 17 marks
PQRS consists of triangles PQS and QRS. QS = 6 cm, PQ = 7.4 cm, angle QSR = 25°, angle QRS = 72°, angle PQS = 34°.
(a(i)) Find QR. [3]
(a(ii)) Find PS. [3]
(a(iii)) Find the area of PQRS. [4]
(b(i)) An open cuboid box has AB = 20 cm, BC = 18 cm and AE = 16 cm. A 40 cm rod AGX rests through opposite vertices A and G. Find GX, the part outside the box.
(b(ii)) Find the angle the rod makes with the box base. [3]
0580 P41 - Jun 2020 - Q7 - 17 marks
AB = 80 m, AC = 115 m and angle BAC = 72°.
(a) Show that BC = 118.1 m, correct to 1 decimal place. [3]
(b) Find angle ABC. [3]
(c(i)) The bearing of C from A is 147°. Find the bearing of A from B. [3]
(c(ii)) Find the bearing of B from C. [2]
(d) Mitchell runs from A to C in 35 seconds. Find his average speed in km/h. [3]
(e) Find the shortest distance from B to AC. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2020 - Q4 - 10 marks
PR = 150 m, PQ = 120 m, angle QPR = 25°, angle SPR = 55°, and angle PRS = 45°.
(a) Find QR. [3]
(b) Find RS. [4]
(c) Find the total area of the two triangles. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2020 - Q6 - 12 marks
(a) In triangle ABC, G is an interior point. CB=11 cm, CG=5.3 cm, BG=6.9 cm, angle CAB=42°, angle ACG=54°, and angle GCB=x.
(a(i)) Find x. [4]
(a(ii)) Find AC. [4]
(b) Water flows at20 cm/s through a rectangular channel15 cm wide, with water depth2.5 cm. Find the amount flowing into a lake in1 hour, in litres.
0580 P22 - Nov 2020 - Q19 - 6 marks
(a) Find x. [3]
(b) Find the triangle’s area. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2019 - Q24 - 7 marks
(a) Find SR. [3]
(b) Find RQ. [4]
0580 P41 - Jun 2019 - Q3 - 16 marks
Field ABCDE has AB=100 m, BC=170 m, BD=150 m, AD=120 m and AE=50 m. Angles EAD and BDC are right angles.
(a) Calculate the perimeter. [4]
(b) Calculate angle ABD. [4]
(c(i)) Calculate angle CBD. [2]
(c(ii)) C is due north of B. Find the bearing of D from B. [2]
(d) Calculate the area in hectares (1 hectare=10000 m²). [4]
0580 P42 - Jun 2019 - Q7 - 11 marks
(a) Show that every interior angle of a regular pentagon is108°. [2]
(b) ABCDE is regular, inscribed in a circle of centre O and radius12 cm. M is midpoint BC.
(b(i)) Find BM. [3]
(b(ii)(a)) OMX and ABX are straight. Find BX. [3]
(b(ii)(b)) Find the area of triangle AOX. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2019 - Q8 - 12 marks
(a) AD=16.5 cm, BD=12.4 cm, angle ADB=64°, BDC=53°, DBC=95°.
(a(i)) Find AB. [4]
(a(ii)) Find BC. [4]
(b) A sector has radius3.8 cm and arc length7.7 cm.
(b(i)) Find its angle y in degrees. [2]
(b(ii)) Find its area. [2]
0580 P43 - Jun 2019 - Q9 - 13 marks
(a) BC is a vertical wall on horizontal AB. D lies on AB, AD=58 m; elevations of C from A and D are26° and72°.
(a(i)) Show AC=76.7 m to1 decimal place. [5]
(a(ii)) Calculate BD. [3]
(b) Triangle EFG has area70 m², EF:FG=1:2 and angle EFG=40°.
(b(i)) Calculate EF. [4]
(b(ii)) Another triangle PQR has area70 m², PQ:QR=1:2 and PQ=EF. Find angle PQR. [1]
0580 P21 - Nov 2019 - Q13 - 2 marks
Calculate the triangle area. [2]
0580 P21 - Nov 2019 - Q16 - 3 marks
Find the obtuse angle x. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2019 - Q5 - 12 marks
ABC is a triangular field on horizontal ground.
(a) Olav runs A to B at 4 m/s, B to C at 3 m/s and C to A at constant speed. His average speed for the whole journey is 3.6 m/s. Find his speed C to A. [3]
(b) Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC. [4]
(c(i)) The bearing of C from A is 210°. Find the bearing of B from A. [1]
(c(ii)) Find the bearing of A from B. [2]
(d) D is the point on AC nearest to B. Find DA. [2]
0580 P42 - Nov 2019 - Q6 - 16 marks
(a(i)) Use the cosine rule to find BC. [4]
(a(ii)) Use the sine rule to find angle ACB. [3]
Triangle DEF has area 70 m².
(b(i)) Show \(4x^2+11x-300=0\). [4]
(b(ii)) Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation, showing working and giving both roots to 2 decimal places. [4]
(b(iii)) Find DE. [1]
0580 P43 - Nov 2019 - Q4 - 14 marks
ABCD is a field on horizontal ground.
(a) A vertical post at C has an angle of elevation of 19° from B. Find the post height. [2]
(b) Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC. [4]
(c) Use the sine rule to find angle CAD. [3]
(d) Find the field area. [3]
(e) The bearing of D from A is 070°. Find the bearing of A from C. [2]
0580 P21 - Jun 2018 - Q14 - 3 marks
Use the sine rule to find angle ABC. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2018 - Q19 - 4 marks
Calculate angle LMN. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2018 - Q23 - 4 marks
Calculate x. [4]
0580 P42 - Jun 2018 - Q5 - 16 marks
Triangle AOC is joined to sector OCB; AC=8 cm, OB=OC=7 cm, angle ACO=78°.
(a) Use the cosine rule to show OA=9.47 cm to 2 decimal places. [4]
(b) Calculate angle OAC. [3]
(c) The design’s perimeter is 29.5 cm. Show angle COB=41.2° to 1 decimal place. [5]
(d) Calculate the total area. [4]
0580 P41 - Nov 2018 - Q7 - 10 marks
(a) Find the area of PQR. [2]
AB=18 cm, BC=21.3 cm, BD=11.6 cm; angle BDC=123.5°, angle ABC=90°.
(b(i)) Find angle BCD. [3]
(b(ii)) Find AD. [5]
0580 P42 - Nov 2018 - Q8 - 12 marks
GH=864 km, HB=928 km, GHB=67°.
(a) Geneva→Hamburg takes 2 h 20 min. Find average speed in km/h. [2]
(b) Use the cosine rule to find Geneva→Budapest distance. [4]
(c(i)) Budapest’s bearing from Hamburg is 133°. Find Hamburg’s bearing from Budapest. [2]
(c(ii)) Find Budapest’s bearing from Geneva. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2018 - Q6 - 11 marks
AB=11 cm, BC=4 cm, AC=13 cm, DC=8 cm; ADC=80°.
(a) Find ACB. [4]
(b) Find ACD. [4]
(c) Find area ABCD. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2017 - Q19 - 4 marks
(a) Calculate the area of triangle PQR. [2]
(b) PQR is enlarged by scale factor 4.5. Calculate the enlarged area. [2]
0580 P42 - Mar 2017 - Q8 - 11 marks
TX=12.5 cm, angle TZX=37°. Y is on XZ; TY=9.9 cm, angle XTY=23° and angle TYZ=72°.
(a(i)) Calculate XY. [4]
(a(ii)) Calculate TZ. [3]
Three identical 65° sectors form the illustrated shape. Its perimeter is 20.5 cm.
(b) Find the radius. [4]
0580 P22 - Jun 2017 - Q19 - 3 marks
In triangle PQR, PQ=8 cm, QR=7 cm and area=17 cm². Calculate the two possible angles PQR. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2017 - Q17 - 3 marks
Calculate AC. [3]
0580 P23 - Jun 2017 - Q15 - 3 marks
Find x. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2017 - Q9 - 12 marks
ABC is a triangular field on horizontal ground, with vertical pole BQ at B. AB=525 m, BC=872 m and angle ABC=104°.
(a) Use the cosine rule to find AC. [4]
(b) The angle of elevation of Q from C is 1.0°. Find the elevation angle from A, showing working. [4]
(c(i)) Calculate the area of the field. [2]
(c(ii)) The map scale is 1:20000. Calculate the field area on the map in cm². [2]
0580 P23 - Nov 2017 - Q18 - 4 marks
Find angle ABC. [4]
0580 P41 - Nov 2017 - Q10 - 14 marks
AB=8.5 cm,BC=12.5 cm,AC=x cm; BAC=60°,CAD=46°,ACD=76°,ADC=58°.
(a) Use the cosine rule in ABC to show \(2x^2-17x-168=0\). [4]
(b) Solve the equation, showing working and giving roots to 2 decimal places. [4]
(c) Use the sine rule to find CD. [3]
(d) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2016 - Q15 - 4 marks
A triangle has sides 2.8 cm, 3.6 cm and 5.3 cm. Angle \(p\) is opposite the 5.3 cm side.
Find \(p\). [4]
0580 P22 - Mar 2016 - Q7 - 2 marks
Two sides of a triangle are 22.3 cm and 27.6 cm, with an included angle of \(25^\circ\).
Calculate its area. [2]
0580 P21 - Jun 2016 - Q26 - 6 marks
In triangle ABC, \(AB=7\) cm, \(BC=10\) cm and \(\angle ABC=35^\circ\).
(a) Calculate its area. [2]
(b) Calculate AC. [4]
0580 P42 - Jun 2016 - Q7 - 17 marks
The logo design consists of a sector and two triangles. The sector has centre O, radius 8 cm and angle \(210^\circ\). \(AC=8\) cm and \(\angle ACB=72^\circ\).
(a) Show \(\angle OAB=15^\circ\). [2]
(b) Calculate the straight-line length AB. [4]
(c) Calculate angle ABC. [3]
(d) Calculate the total design area. [6]
(e) This design is an enlargement of the actual logo with length scale factor 4. Find the actual logo area. [2]
0580 P23 - Nov 2016 - Q21 - 4 marks
(a) Calculate the area of ABC. [2]
DEF has area 2050 mm².
(b) Find x. [2]
0580 P42 - Mar 2015 - Q5 - 11 marks
(a) Show that the area of XYZ is 38.1 cm², to 1 decimal place. [2]
(b) Calculate x. [4]
Ship A is 180 km from port P on bearing 063°. Ship B is 245 km from P on bearing 146°.
(c) Calculate AB. [5]
0580 P23 - Jun 2015 - Q11 - 3 marks
Use the sine rule to find BC. [3]
0580 P23 - Jun 2015 - Q20 - 6 marks
Triangle PQR has area 38.5 cm², PQ = 10 cm and PR = 9 cm. Calculate QR. [6]
0580 P41 - Jun 2015 - Q7 - 11 marks
QR = 7.6 cm, PR = 8.4 cm, angle QRP = 62°.
(a(i)) Calculate PQ. [4]
(a(ii)) Calculate the area of PQR. [2]
H has bearing 045° from G; J has bearing 126° from G and 164° from H. HJ = 63 km.
(b) Calculate GJ. [5]
0580 P42 - Jun 2015 - Q6 - 10 marks
AC = 95.5 km, BC = 83.1 km and angle ACB = 101°.
(a) Calculate AB and show it rounds to 138 km to the nearest kilometre. [4]
(b) C has bearing 146° from A. Find the bearing of B from A. [4]
At noon, lighthouse L is 46.2 km from B on bearing 021°. Ship B sails north west.
(c) How far must B sail to be at its closest distance to L? [2]
0580 P22 - Nov 2015 - Q13 - 3 marks
Find y. [3]
0580 P42 - Nov 2015 - Q4 - 14 marks
The tent front ABC is isosceles, AB = AC. Sides ABD and ACD are congruent.
(a) BC = 1.2 m and angle ABC = 68°. Find AC. [3]
(b) CD = 2.3 m and AD = 1.9 m. Find angle ADC. [4]
(c) Floor BCD is isosceles, BD = CD. Find its area. [4]
(d) A is vertically 1.25 m above horizontal ground. Find the angle between AD and the ground. [3]
0580 P43 - Nov 2015 - Q5 - 12 marks
M, K, D, C denote Mumbai, Kathmandu, Dhaka and Colombo. KC = 2380 km, KD = 680 km, MC = 1560 km.
(a) Angle CKD = 65°. Use the cosine rule to find CD. [4]
(b) Angle MKC = 40°. Use the sine rule to find acute angle KMC. [3]
(c) The bearing of K from M is 050°. Find the bearing of M from C. [2]
(d(i)) A flight C to M leaves at 21 15 and takes 2 h 24 min. Find its arrival time. [1]
(d(ii)) Find its average speed. [2]
0580 P21 - Jun 2014 - Q11 - 4 marks
A triangle has sides 2 cm, 8 cm and 9 cm. Find its largest angle. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2014 - Q14 - 3 marks
Find PR. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2014 - Q3 - 13 marks
Angle BAD = 49°, angle ABD = 55°, BD = 80 m, BC = 95 m, CD = 90 m.
(a) Use the sine rule to find AD. [3]
(b) Use the cosine rule to find angle BCD. [4]
(c) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
(d) Corn seed costs \$3250 per hectare and covers the whole field ABCD. Find the cost. 1 hectare = 10000 m². [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2014 - Q3 - 13 marks
PQ = 12 cm, PR = 17 cm, triangle area = 97 cm² and angle QPR is acute.
(a(i)) Calculate angle QPR. [3]
(a(ii)) X is the midpoint of PQ. Use the cosine rule to find XR. [4]
(b) Find a. [4]
(c) Solve \(\sin x=\cos40^\circ,\quad0^\circ\le x\le180^\circ\). [2]
0580 P22 - Nov 2014 - Q13 - 3 marks
AB = AC, angle BAC = 110° and triangle area = 85 cm². Find AC. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2014 - Q7 - 15 marks
(a(i)) Show triangles ACX and DBX are similar. [2]
AX = 3.2 cm, BX = 12.5 cm, CX = 4 cm, AXC = 110°.
(a(ii)(a)) Find DX. [2]
(a(ii)(b)) Use the cosine rule to find AC. [4]
(a(ii)(c)) Find triangle BXD’s area. [2]
(b) BC is a 30 m building; DC is a flagpole. From A, elevation angles to C and D are 31° and 37°. Find DC. [5]
0580 P41 - Jun 2013 - Q6 - 16 marks
B, C, D are collinear and ABDE is a quadrilateral. BAC = 90°, ABC = 30°, CAE = 52°. AC = 15.7 cm, CE = 16.5 cm, CD = 23.4 cm.
(a) Find BC. [3]
(b) Use the sine rule to show AEC rounds to 48.57°. [3]
(c(i)) Show ECD rounds to 40.6°. [2]
(c(ii)) Find DE. [4]
(d) Find the area of ABDE. [4]
0580 P42 - Jun 2013 - Q6 - 10 marks
LM = 12 cm, LN = 15 cm, MN = 21 cm.
(a(i)) Find LMN and show it rounds to 44.4°. [4]
(a(ii)) Find the triangle’s area. [2]
(b) PQ = 6.4 cm, PQR = 82°, QPR = 43°. Find PR. [4]
0580 P43 - Jun 2013 - Q8 - 12 marks
A, B, C, D, E lie on a circle centre O; ABD = 27°.
(a(i)) Find ACD. [1]
(a(ii)) Find AOD. [1]
(a(iii)) Find AED. [1]
In KLMN, KL = 45 cm, LN = 32 cm, KLN = 100° and NLM = 67°.
(b(i)) Find KN. [4]
(b(ii)) Triangle LMN has area 324 cm². Find LM. [3]
(b(iii)) XYZ is similar to LMN as drawn. XZ = 16 cm; LMN’s area is 324 cm². Find XYZ’s area. [2]
0580 P22 - Nov 2013 - Q21 - 6 marks
AB = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm, BCA = 65°.
(a) Find CAB. [3]
(b) Find the triangle’s area. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2013 - Q4 - 15 marks
ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC. AB = 55 m, BD = 70 m, ABD = 40°, BCD = 32°.
(a) Calculate AD. [4]
(b) Calculate BC. [4]
(c(i)) Calculate the playground area. [3]
(c(ii)) An accurate plan uses scale 1 : 200. Calculate its area in cm². [2]
(d) A fence BD divides the playground. Find the shortest distance from A to BD. [2]
0580 P42 - Nov 2013 - Q2 - 11 marks
The ramp cross-section ABCD has AB = 6.46 m, AD = 8.6 m, BC = 2.4 m, CD = 1.8 m, and BCD = 90°.
(a) Calculate DBC. [2]
(b(i)) Show BD is exactly 3 m. [2]
(b(ii)) Use the cosine rule to calculate ABD. [4]
(c) The ramp is a prism of width 4 m. Find its volume. [3]
0580 P43 - Nov 2013 - Q2 - 12 marks
A footpath AC crosses field ABCD. AB = 55 m, AD = 62 m, DAC = 32°, ADC = 122°, BAC = 65°, ACD = 26°.
(a) Use the sine rule to calculate AC and show it rounds to 119.9 m to 1 decimal place. [3]
(b) Calculate BC. [4]
(c) Calculate the area of ACD. [2]
(d) The field costs \$4.50 per square metre. Find its cost. [3]
0580 P23 - Jun 2012 - Q6 - 2 marks
0580 P23 - Nov 2012 - Q18 - 4 marks
0580 P41 - Nov 2012 - Q7 - 19 marks
Regular pentagon ABCDE is inscribed in a circle with centre O and radius 7 cm. Its vertices lie on rectangle WXYZ as shown.
(a(i)) Show that angle DOC = 72°. [1]
(a(ii)) Show that angle DCB = 108°. [2]
(a(iii)) Show that angle CBY = 18°. [1]
(b) Show CD = 8.23 cm to 3 significant figures. [3]
(c(i)) Find the area of triangle DOC. [2]
(c(ii)) Find the area of the pentagon. [1]
(c(iii)) Find the area of sector ODC. [2]
(c(iv)) Find XY. [2]
(d) Find area of pentagon : area of rectangle in the form 1:n. [5]
0580 P42 - Nov 2012 - Q2 - 12 marks
AB = 32 m, BC = 43 m and AC = 64 m.
(a(i)) Show that angle CAB = 37.0° to one decimal place. [4]
(a(ii)) Find the area of ABC. [2]
(b) CD = 70 m and angle DAC = 55°. Find the perimeter of ABCD. [6]
0580 P43 - Nov 2012 - Q6 - 9 marks
Triangle ABC has area 130 cm², AB = 16 cm and BC = 25 cm.
(a) Show that angle ABC = 40.5° to one decimal place. [3]
(b) Find AC. [4]
(c) Find the shortest distance from A to BC. [2]
0580 P41 - Jun 2011 - Q4 - 9 marks
FG = 14 cm, GH = 12 cm and FH = 6 cm.
(a)(i) Find angle HFG. [4]
(a)(ii) Find the area of FGH. [2]
(b) RP = 12 cm, RQ = 18 cm and RPQ = 117°. Find RQP. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2011 - Q4 - 12 marks
The circle, centre O, passes through A, B and C. AB = 8 cm, BC = 9 cm, CA = 6 cm.
(a) Calculate angle BAC and show that it rounds to 78.6°. [4]
M is the midpoint of BC.
(b)(i) Find angle BOM. [1]
(b)(ii) Find the radius of the circle. [3]
(c) Find the area of triangle ABC as a percentage of the area of the circle. [4]
0580 P41 - Nov 2011 - Q6 - 15 marks
Land ABCD has AB = 79 m, AD = 120 m, CD = 95 m, BCA = 26° and CDA = 77°. A road runs from A to C.
(a) Show that AC rounds to 135 m. [4]
(b) Find the obtuse angle ABC. [4]
(c) Find the length of the shortest path from B to road AC. [3]
(d) Each house in triangle ACD needs at least 180 m² of land. Find the maximum number of houses, showing working. [4]
0580 P42 - Nov 2011 - Q8 - 13 marks
Canvas ABCD has AB = 3 m, AC = 5 m and BAC = 45°.
(a)(i) Show that BC rounds to 3.58 m, with full working. [4]
(a)(ii) Find BCA. [3]
AC = CD and CDA = 52°.
(b)(i) Find DCA. [1]
(b)(ii) Find the canvas area. [3]
A and D are attached to vertical poles AP and DQ, each 2 m high; B and C are on horizontal ground. AB is straight, and BPA = 90°.
(c) Find PAB. [2]
0580 P41 - Jun 2010 - Q5 - 12 marks
AB = 26 cm, BD = 24 cm, ABD = 40°, CBD = 40°, CDB = 30°.
(a) Find the area of ABD. [2]
(b) Find AD. [4]
(c) Find BC. [4]
(d) Find the shortest distance from C to BD. [2]
0580 P43 - Jun 2010 - Q2 - 9 marks
AB = 3 cm, AD = 11 cm, DC = 8 cm, AC = 5 cm; BAC = 90°.
(a) Find BC. [2]
(b) Find ACD. [4]
(c) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2010 - Q6 - 17 marks
AC = 16.5 cm, AB = 19.5 cm, PR = 11 cm. ABC and PQR are similar right triangles, right-angled at C and R.
(a)(i) Find PQ. [2]
(a)(ii) Find BC. [3]
(a)(iii) Find ABC. [2]
(a)(iv) A similar real boat is 32 times as long. The toy fuel tank holds 0.02 litres. Find the real tank capacity. [2]
DF = 105 m, FG = 67 m; EDF = 70°, EFD = 32°, DFG = 143°.
(b)(i) Find DG. [4]
(b)(ii) Find EF. [4]
0580 P42 - Nov 2010 - Q6 - 13 marks
LD = 5480 km, DC = 3300 km, LDC = 165°.
(a)(i) Show LC rounds to 8710 km. [4]
(a)(ii) Find CLD. [3]
(b) A flight via Dubai leaves London at 01:50 and takes 13 h 45 min. Colombo is 7 hours ahead. Find local arrival time. [2]
(c) A direct flight covers 8710 km at 800 km/h. How much longer does the flight in (b) take? Give hours and minutes to the nearest minute. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2010 - Q2 - 12 marks
PQ = 4.5 km, QR = 4 km, PR = 7 km; RPS = 40°, PSR = 85°.
(a) Calculate PQR and show it rounds to 110.7°. [4]
(b) Calculate RS and show it rounds to 4.52 km. [3]
(c) Find PQRS area, using PQR = 110.7° and RS = 4.52 km. [5]