0580 P22 - Mar 2026 - Q17 - 7 marks
(a) Find \(AC\), in the form \(a\sqrt b\). [4]
(b) Find the shortest distance from \(B\) to \(AC\). [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2026 - Q9 - 3 marks
Work out the perimeter of the trapezium. [3]
0580 P23 - Jun 2026 - Q19 - 4 marks
Find the exact value of x, in the form \(a\sqrt b\). [4]
0580 P41 - Jun 2026 - Q16 - 2 marks
A circle has centre O. Chord AB has length 14 cm, M is its midpoint and \(OM=6\text{ cm}\). Find \(\angle OAM\). [2]
0580 P42 - Jun 2026 - Q11 - 2 marks
WXY is right-angled at X. \(WX=12.4\text{ cm}\), \(\angle XWY=29^\circ\). Find XY. [2]
0580 P43 - Jun 2026 - Q17 - 3 marks
A cuboid ABCDEFGH has \(AB=18\text{ cm},BC=14\text{ cm},AE=16\text{ cm}\). Find diagonal AG. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2026 - Q7 - 5 marks
A is at the top of a vertical building of height h metres. B is 22 m horizontally from its base, and \(AB=25\text{ m}\).
(a) Find h. [3]
(b) Find the angle of depression of B from A. [2]
0580 P22 - Mar 2025 - Q18 - 9 marks
Quadrilateral ACDE consists of right triangles ABE and BCD. \(AC=17\text{ cm},AE=18\text{ cm},BD=6\text{ cm},\angle EAB=60^\circ\).
(a) Show \(CD=10\text{ cm}\). [5]
(b) Find its perimeter in the form \(p+k\sqrt q\). [4]
0580 P21 - Jun 2025 - Q20 - 4 marks
Find the exact value of x. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2025 - Q23 - 6 marks
(a) Give \(\cos90^\circ\). [1]
(b) Find x in terms of n. [5]
0580 P41 - Jun 2025 - Q12 - 3 marks
Find the shortest distance from Q to PR. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2025 - Q27 - 4 marks
Find the angle between the diagonal AP and the base ABCD. [4]
0580 P22 - Nov 2025 - Q19 - 3 marks
Mala has a straight rod of length 10 cm. Show that it cannot fit completely inside the cuboid. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2025 - Q10 - 4 marks
(a) Find the exact length AC. [3]
(b) \(\cos x=k\). Find k. [1]
0580 P41 - Nov 2025 - Q13 - 3 marks
The poles stand on horizontal ground. Find the angle of elevation of T from E. [3]
0580 P41 - Nov 2025 - Q27 - 4 marks
The prism has length 15 cm and trapezium cross-section ABCD. \(\angle DAB=\angle ADC=90^\circ\), AB=10 cm, AD=5 cm, DC=7 cm.
Find the angle between diagonal AG and base ABFE. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2025 - Q24 - 6 marks
ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. AE=6.4 cm, EH=5.1 cm and diagonal AG=13 cm.
(a) Calculate EF. [3]
(b) Find the angle between AG and base EFGH. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2024 - Q21 - 4 marks
HD=4 cm, EH=6.5 cm, EF=9.1 cm. Find the angle between CE and base CDHG. [4]
0580 P22 - Jun 2024 - Q12 - 2 marks
Find x. [2]
0580 P23 - Jun 2024 - Q24 - 4 marks
BCV is the cross-section of a triangular prism; BCV=90°, BC=5 cm, CV=4 cm, AB=15 cm. Find the angle between AV and base ABCD. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2024 - Q9 - 2 marks
Find AB. [2]
0580 P21 - Nov 2024 - Q20 - 5 marks
PQS and RQT are right triangles; PQR and QTS are straight lines. PS=18 cm, angle QPS=28°, ST=4 cm and QR=9 cm. Find angle QTR. [5]
0580 P23 - Nov 2024 - Q16 - 3 marks
Find the shortest distance from C to AB. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2024 - Q22 - 4 marks
Find the angle between diagonal PB and base ABCD. [4]
0580 P22 - Mar 2023 - Q22 - 4 marks
The triangular prism \(ABCDQP\) has length \(7\text{ cm}\). Its cross-section is triangle \(PAB\) with \(PA=4\text{ cm},\ AB=5\text{ cm},\ \angle PAB=90^\circ\).
Calculate the angle between \(PC\) and the base \(ABCD\). [4]
0580 P41 - Jun 2023 - Q2 - 16 marks
A solid triangular prism \(ABCDEF\) has length 15 cm, \(AB=6.4\text{ cm},EB=5.7\text{ cm}\) and volume \(145\text{ cm}^3\). Its base is \(ABCD\).
(a) Show that \(\angle EBA=32^\circ\), to the nearest degree. [3]
(b) Find \(EA\). [3]
(c) Find the shortest distance from \(E\) to \(AB\). [3]
(d) Find the angle \(BF\) makes with the base \(ABCD\). [4]
(e) The plastic density is \(938\text{ kg/m}^3\). Calculate the mass of the prism in grams. Density = mass ÷ volume. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2023 - Q10 - 8 marks
(a) Cuboid \(ABCDEFGH\) has a square base of side \(x\) cm, \(CG=20\) cm and \(AG=28\) cm. Calculate \(x\). [4]
(b) For the different cuboid \(JKLMNPQR\), \(MR=30\) cm and \(KR=37\) cm, each to the nearest centimetre. Find the lower bound for the angle between \(KR\) and the base \(JKLM\). [4]
0580 P21 - Nov 2023 - Q21 - 4 marks
The cuboid has \(AB=15.1,BC=4.5,CG=9.2\) cm. Find the angle the diagonal \(BH\) makes with the face \(ADHE\). [4]
0580 P23 - Nov 2023 - Q21 - 6 marks
\(AB=14,BC=5,CG=8\) cm; \(M\) is the midpoint of \(HG\).
(a) Calculate \(BM\). [3]
(b) Find the angle \(BM\) makes with the base \(ABCD\). [3]
0580 P42 - Nov 2023 - Q6 - 7 marks
Find \(w\). [7]
0580 P22 - Mar 2022 - Q21 - 7 marks
(a) In the open box, \(AB=18.6,BC=9,CG=14.5\) cm. The straight stick \(AGM\) rests at \(A,G\) and extends to \(M\). Find the angle between it and the base. [4]
(b) \(AM=30\) cm. Show \(GM=4.8\) cm to 1 decimal place. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2022 - Q24 - 3 marks
Find a diagonal of a cuboid measuring 24 cm by 12 cm by 8 cm. [3]
0580 P43 - Jun 2022 - Q10 - 7 marks
(a) Cuboid ABCDEFGH has CG = 6 cm, AG = 24 cm and AB = 2BC. Find AB. [4]
(b) Find the angle between AG and base ABCD. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2022 - Q10 - 4 marks
(a) Find h in the right triangle. [3]
(b) Find its perimeter. [1]
0580 P22 - Mar 2021 - Q23 - 4 marks
A pyramid has rectangular base AB = 12 cm and BC = 10 cm. V is vertically above the diagonal intersection M; VC = 14 cm. Find the angle VC makes with the base. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2021 - Q21 - 3 marks
The shortest distance from B to AC is 12.8 cm. Find BC. [3]
0580 P21 - Nov 2021 - Q21 - 4 marks
ABCD is a horizontal square of side 5 cm. E is vertically above its centre O, with OE = 9 cm.
Calculate the angle EC makes with the base ABCD. [4]
0580 P21 - Nov 2021 - Q9 - 2 marks
Calculate x. [2]
0580 P23 - Nov 2021 - Q23 - 6 marks
AB = 12 cm, BP = 5 cm, PC = 4 cm and angle BPC = 90°. ABPQ is the rectangular base.
(a) Calculate AC. [3]
(b) Calculate the angle AC makes with the base ABPQ. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2020 - Q7 - 5 marks
(a) Calculate the area of this right-angled triangle. [2]
(b) Calculate the perimeter. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2020 - Q19 - 5 marks
Cuboid ABCDEFGH has length 20 cm, width 5.5 cm and volume 495 cm³.
Find the angle between AG and the base ABCD. [5]
0580 P22 - Jun 2020 - Q27 - 6 marks
The cuboid has AB = 8 cm, AD = 6 cm and DH = 6 cm.
Find angle HAF. [6]
0580 P23 - Jun 2020 - Q20 - 4 marks
The pyramid has square base ABCD of side 11 cm. Diagonals meet at M; V is vertically above M. AV = 18.6 cm.
Find the angle AV makes with the base. [4]
0580 P22 - Nov 2020 - Q13 - 3 marks
A rectangle has one side12 cm and diagonal13 cm. Find its area. [3]
0580 P21 - Nov 2020 - Q21 - 3 marks
PV=17.2 cm. The angle between PV and the base TUVW is43°.
Find PT. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2019 - Q21 - 4 marks
The pyramid has square base ABCD of side 8 cm. The diagonals intersect at M; V is vertically above M and VM=10 cm. Calculate the angle between VA and the base. [4]
0580 P21 - Jun 2019 - Q7 - 2 marks
Calculate x in the right-angled triangle. [2]
0580 P22 - Jun 2019 - Q24 - 4 marks
ABCDEFGH is a cuboid with AB=18 cm, BC=7 cm and CG=12 cm. Calculate the angle the diagonal AG makes with base ABCD. [4]
0580 P22 - Mar 2018 - Q16 - 4 marks
(a) Find the area of triangle ABC. [2]
(b) Find AC. [2]
0580 P21 - Jun 2018 - Q7 - 2 marks
Calculate AC. [2]
0580 P22 - Jun 2018 - Q16 - 3 marks
AB is a chord of length 12 cm; M is its midpoint and OM=4.5 cm.
Calculate the circle’s radius. [3]
0580 P42 - Jun 2018 - Q7 - 11 marks
All lengths are metres.
(a) Show that \(5x^2-12x-27=0\). [3]
(b) Solve this equation, showing working; give roots to 2 decimal places. [4]
(c) Calculate the triangle’s perimeter. [2]
(d) Calculate its smallest angle. [2]
0580 P43 - Jun 2018 - Q6 - 18 marks
ACB=AED=90°; ACD is equilateral of side12 cm; DE=BC=6 cm.
(a(i)) Calculate angle BAE. [4]
(a(ii)) Calculate AB. [2]
(a(iii)) Calculate AE. [3]
(a(iv)) Calculate the pentagon’s area. [4]
The cuboid has AB=8 cm, BC=4 cm and CR=5 cm.
(b(i)) State its number of planes of symmetry. [1]
(b(ii)) Calculate the angle between AR and plane BCRQ. [4]
0580 P22 - Nov 2018 - Q22 - 4 marks
Find the angle between AB and the horizontal base. [4]
0580 P23 - Nov 2018 - Q23 - 4 marks
AB=12 cm, BC=6 cm, PC=4 cm; angles BCP and QDC are 90°.
Find the angle between AP and rectangular base ABCD. [4]
0580 P42 - Mar 2017 - Q10 - 12 marks
ABCDEF is a regular hexagon of side 10 cm.
(a(i)) Show that angle BAF=120°. [2]
Rectangle PQRS has vertices on FA,AB,CD,DE. PS is parallel to FE and AP=x cm.
(a(ii)) Use trigonometry to find PQ in terms of x. [3]
(a(iii)) PF=(10−x) cm. Show that PS=(20−x) cm. [3]
(b) Square KLMN touches the sides of the same hexagon with KN parallel to FE. Use your results to find its side length. [4]
0580 P21 - Jun 2017 - Q13 - 3 marks
In cuboid ABCDEFGH, AE=5 cm, EH=4 cm and AG=13 cm. Calculate the angle between AG and the base EFGH. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2017 - Q12 - 2 marks
Calculate x. [2]
0580 P23 - Jun 2017 - Q22 - 4 marks
Cube ABCDEFGH has side 26 cm. Calculate the angle between AG and its base. [4]
0580 P42 - Jun 2017 - Q8 - 11 marks
ABCD is a rectangular base with AB=8 cm and BC=6 cm. AC and BD meet at M; P is vertically above M, PM=9 cm. N is the midpoint of BC.
(a) Calculate angle PNM. [2]
(b) Show BM=5 cm. [1]
(c) Calculate the angle between PB and base ABCD. [2]
(d) X is on PC with PX=7.5 cm. Calculate BX. [6]
0580 P21 - Nov 2017 - Q21 - 4 marks
E is vertically above centre M of square ABCD, AB=BC=12 cm and EM=9 cm.
Find the angle between EC and the base ABCD. [4]
0580 P22 - Nov 2017 - Q26 - 4 marks
The prism is 4 cm long with a right triangular cross section, BC=3 cm,CQ=2 cm.
Find the angle between AQ and the base ABCD. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2017 - Q1 - 9 marks
A triangle has angles in ratio 2:3:5.
(a(i)) Show it is right-angled. [1]
(a(ii)) The hypotenuse is 12 cm. Use trigonometry to find its shortest side. [3]
Another right triangle has sides in ratio 3:4:5.
(b(i)) Its shortest side is 7.8 cm. Find the longest side. [2]
(b(ii)) Find its smallest angle. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2016 - Q3 - 2 marks
Triangle ABC is right-angled at B, with \(AB=0.9\) m and \(AC=3.5\) m.
Calculate angle BAC. [2]
0580 P23 - Jun 2016 - Q23 - 7 marks
The cuboid has \(HD=3\) cm, \(EH=5\) cm and \(EF=7\) cm.
(a) Calculate CE. [4]
(b) Calculate the angle between CE and base CDHG. [3]
0580 P21 - Nov 2016 - Q24 - 5 marks
The cube has side length 8 cm.
(a) Calculate diagonal BS. [3]
(b) Calculate angle SBD. [2]
0580 P22 - Nov 2016 - Q9 - 3 marks
From the top of a building 300 metres high, the angle of depression of car C is 52°.
Calculate the horizontal distance from C to the base of the building. [3]
0580 P22 - Mar 2015 - Q18 - 4 marks
ABCD is a horizontal rectangular playground. AB = 18 m, BC = 15 m. A vertical flagpole CF is 6 m high.
Calculate the angle of elevation of F from A. [4]
0580 P23 - Jun 2015 - Q3 - 2 marks
Calculate x. [2]
0580 P41 - Jun 2015 - Q5 - 12 marks
Andrei stands on horizontal ground 294 m from a vertical tower 55 m high.
(a(i)) Find the angle of elevation of its top. [2]
(a(ii)) He walks x metres towards the tower. The angle becomes 24.8°. Find x. [4]
The pyramid has horizontal rectangular base 4.8 m by 3 m and vertical height 4 m above its centre.
(b(i)) Find the sloping edge length y. [4]
(b(ii)) Find the angle between a sloping edge and the base. [2]
0580 P21 - Nov 2015 - Q8 - 3 marks
AP is tangent at P to a circle with centre O. AP = 11 cm and angle PAO = 37°.
(a) Find angle OPA. [1]
(b) Find the radius. [2]
0580 P22 - Nov 2015 - Q11 - 3 marks
Find x in the right triangle. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2015 - Q9 - 2 marks
Find x. [2]
0580 P41 - Nov 2015 - Q3 - 15 marks
A, B, C are on horizontal ground. BT is vertical. AT = 60 m, AB = 50 m, BC = 70 m and angle ABC = 130°.
(a(i)) Find the angle of elevation of T from C. [5]
(a(ii)) Find AC. [4]
(a(iii)) Find the area of ABC. [2]
(b) A cuboid measures 45 cm by 22 cm by 12 cm. Find the straight-line length XY. [4]
0580 P22 - Jun 2014 - Q21 - 6 marks
A pyramid has square base ABCD. Diagonals AC and BD are 8 cm and meet at M; P is vertically above M. Every sloping edge is 6 cm. Find:
(a) the perpendicular height PM; [3]
(b) the angle between a sloping edge and the base. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2014 - Q4 - 2 marks
Find AB. [2]
0580 P23 - Jun 2014 - Q16 - 4 marks
ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. AB = 4 cm, BC = 3 cm, AG = 12 cm. Find the angle between AG and base ABCD. [4]
0580 P43 - Nov 2014 - Q1 - 10 marks
AB ∥ DC, AB = 11 cm, DC = 17 cm, perpendicular height = 4.7 cm. The foot from A is 2.6 cm from D.
(a(i)) Find AD. [2]
(a(ii)) Find angle BCD. [3]
(a(iii)) Find the trapezium area. [2]
(b) A similar trapezium has perpendicular height 9.4 cm. Find its area. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2013 - Q23 - 4 marks
0580 P21 - Nov 2013 - Q21 - 5 marks
ABCD is a kite with diagonals AC and BD meeting at X. AC = 12 cm, BD = 20 cm, DX : XB = 3 : 2.
(a) Find ABC. [3]
(b) Find the kite’s area. [2]
0580 P23 - Nov 2013 - Q10 - 3 marks
0580 P21 - Jun 2012 - Q5 - 2 marks
0580 P22 - Jun 2012 - Q9 - 3 marks
0580 P23 - Jun 2012 - Q21 - 6 marks
The pyramid stands on square ABCD of side 8 cm. M is the intersection of the diagonals and PM = 5 cm is vertical.
(a) Find the edge PB. [3]
(b) Find the angle between PB and the base. [3]
0580 P23 - Nov 2012 - Q24 - 6 marks
ABCD is a horizontal rectangle with DA = 10 cm and AB = 5 cm. BCQP is vertical and BP = 6 cm.
(a) Find DP. [3]
(b) Find the angle between DP and ABCD. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2011 - Q1 - 2 marks
0580 P42 - Jun 2011 - Q2 - 9 marks
A cuboid measures 2 m by 1.5 m by 1.7 m.
(a) Find the diagonal EC. [4]
(b) Find the angle between EC and base EFGH. [3]
(c)(i) A rod is 2.9 m long to one decimal place. Find its upper bound. [1]
(c)(ii) Will the rod fit completely inside the cuboid? Give a reason. [1]
0580 P43 - Nov 2011 - Q6 - 10 marks
A triangular prism has length 12 cm. ABCD is horizontal; DCPQ is vertical. The right-angled cross-section PBC has BC = 4 cm, CP = 3 cm and BCP = 90°.
(a)(i) Find AP. [3]
(a)(ii) Find the angle of elevation of P from A. [2]
(b)(i) Find PBC. [2]
(b)(ii) X lies on BP and BXC = 120°. Find XC. [3]
0580 P21 - Jun 2010 - Q10 - 3 marks
A rectangular gate measures 3.5 m × 1.5 m and uses the eight pieces of wood shown. Find their total length. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2010 - Q11 - 4 marks
Circles with centres O and C and radii 6 cm and 4 cm touch externally at Q. PT is tangent to both.
(a) State OC. [1]
(b) Find PT. [3]
0580 P22 - Jun 2010 - Q12 - 4 marks
(a) A ski-lift cable BT is 730 m long and T has angle of elevation 37.1° from B. Find the altitude change h. [2]
(b) The lift travels at 3.65 m/s. Find the journey time in minutes and seconds. [2]
0580 P23 - Jun 2010 - Q11 - 3 marks
P is vertically above F on a beach. A is 55 m horizontally from F, and the angle of elevation of P from A is 17°. Find PF. [3]
0580 P22 - Nov 2010 - Q19 - 5 marks
The pyramid has square base side 10 cm; diagonals AC and BD meet at M. P is vertically above M; PB = 8 cm.
(a) Find BD. [2]
(b) Find the height MP. [3]
0580 P22 - Nov 2010 - Q5 - 2 marks
JGR is right-angled at G, JR = 50 m and JG = 20 m. Find JRG. [2]