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Circular Measure Questions

The document contains 9 geometry problems involving circles, arcs, sectors, and shaded regions. Each problem includes multiple parts asking for perimeters and/or areas to be calculated using information given about angles, radii, lengths or other geometric properties defined in diagrams. Formulas are provided or derived as needed to solve for the requested values.

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Circular Measure Questions

The document contains 9 geometry problems involving circles, arcs, sectors, and shaded regions. Each problem includes multiple parts asking for perimeters and/or areas to be calculated using information given about angles, radii, lengths or other geometric properties defined in diagrams. Formulas are provided or derived as needed to solve for the requested values.

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1. The figure shows a circle, center O, radius r cm.

The length of the arc AB of the


circle is 9 π cm. Angle AOB is θ radians and is 3 times angle OBA.

(i) Show that θ radians and is 3 times angle OBA. [2]


(ii) Find the value of r. [2]
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

2. The diagram shows an isosceles triangle AOB and a sector OCDEO of a circle with
center O. The line AB is a tangent to the circle. Angle AOB = 1.8 radians and the
radius of the circle is 12 cm.

(i) Show that the distance AC = 7.3 cm to 1 decimal place. [2]


(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [6]
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

3. In the diagram AD and BE are arcs of concentric circles O, where


OA =6 cm and AB = 8cm. The area of the region ABED is 32 cm 2.
The triangle OCF is isosceles with OC = OF = 20 cm.

(i) Find the angle θ in radians. [3]


(ii) Find the perimeter of the regions BCFE. [5]

4. The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC and a sector CBDC


of a circle with center C and radius 12 cm. Angle ACB =1 radian and
ACD is a straight line.

(i) Show that the length of AB is approximately 10.1 cm. [1]


(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4] (ii) 54.3(iii) 187

5. The diagram shows four straight lines, AD, BC, AC and BD. Lines
π
AC and BD intersect at O such that angle AOB is radians. AB is
6
an arc of the circle, center O and radius 10 cm, and CD is an arc
of the circle, center O and radius 20 cm.

(i) Find the perimeter of ABCD [4]


(ii) Find the area of ABCD [3] (i) 73.9, (ii) 231
6. In the diagram PQ and RS are arcs of concentric circles with center O and
angle POQ = 1 radian. The radius of the larger circle is X cm and the radius
of the smaller circle is y cm.
i)Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 20 cm, express y in terms of x. [2]
ii)Given that the area of the shaded region is 16 cm 2, express y2 in terms of x2. [2]
iii)Find the value of x and y.[3]  (i) y=3x−20(ii) y2=x2−32(iii) x=9;y=7

7. The diagram shows a square ABCD of side 16 cm. M is the mid-point of AB.
The points E and F are on AD and BC respectively such that AE = BF = 6 cm.
EF is an arc of the circle center M, such that angle EMF is i radians.

(i) Show that i = 1.855 radians, correct to 3 decimal places. [2]


(ii) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]
(iii) Calculate the area of the shaded region. [3]
 (ii) P=54.6(iii) A=115.25

8. The diagram shows two concentric circles, center O, radii 4 cm and 6 cm.
The points A and B lie on the larger circle and the points C and D lie on the
smaller circle such that ODA and OCB are straight lines.

(i) Given that the area of triangle OCD is 7.5 cm2, show that θ = 1.215
radians, to 3 decimal places. [2]
(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]
(ii) 15.9(iii) 14.4

9. The diagram shows a circle, center O, radius r cm. The points A and B lie
on the circle such that angle AOB = 2θ radians.
(i) Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 20cm, show that
10
r= [3]
θ+sin θ

(CIE 2012, s, paper 12, question 8)

The figure shows a circle, centre O, with radius 10 cm. The


lines XA and XB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively,
and angle AOB is 2π3 radians.
(i) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]
(ii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4] (i) 55.6(ii) 68.5

 
(CIE 2013, s, paper 22, question 6)

The shaded region in the diagram is a segment of a circle with centre O and


radius r cm. Angle AOB=π/3 radians.
(i) Show that the perimeter of the segment is r(3+π)/3. [2]
(ii) Given that the perimeter of the segment is 26 cm, find the value of r and the
area of the segment. [5] (ii) r=12.7;A=14.6

(CIE 2014, s, paper 23, question 1)

The diagram shows a sector of a circle of radius r cm. The angle of the sector is
1.6 radians and the area of the sector is 500 cm2.
(i) Find the value of r. [2]
(ii) Hence find the perimeter of the sector. [2]

25;90
 
(CIE 2014, w, paper 13, question 6)

The diagram shows a sector, AOB, of a circle centre O, radius 12 cm.


Angle AOB=0.9 radians. The point C lies on OA such that OC=CB.
(i) Show that OC=9.65 cm correct to 3 significant figures. [2]
(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]  

(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3] P=22.8;A=19.4

(CIE 2014, w, paper 21, question 11)

The diagram shows a sector OPQ of a circle with centre O and


radius x cm. Angle POQ is 0.8 radians. The point S lies
on OQ such that OS=5 cm. The point R lies on OP such that angle ORS is a right angle. Given that the
area of triangle ORS is one-fifth of the area of sector OPQ, find
(i) the area of sector OPQ in terms of x and hence show that the value of x is 8.837 correct to 4
significant figures, [5]
(ii) the perimeter of PQSR, [3]
(iii) the area of PQSR. [2] P=19.8;A=25
 (CIE 2012, w, paper 12, question 8)

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OBD in which OB=OD=18 cm


and angle BOD=1.5 radians. An arc of the circle, centre O and radius
10 cm, meets OB at A and OD at C.
(i) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]
(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [4] i) 86.6 (ii) 55.5

(CIE 2013, w, paper 21, question 10)

The diagram shows a circle with centre O and a chord AB. The radius of the


circle is 12 cm andangle AOB is 1.4 radians.
(i) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]
(ii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

(i) 74.1(ii) 422

(CIE 2014, s, paper 12, question 7)

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 8 cm. Points P and Q lie on the


circle such that the chord PQ=12 cm and angle POQ=θ radians.
(i) Show that θ=1.696, correct to 3 decimal places. [2]
(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]
(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

 P=48.7,A=178.5

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