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C Rectilinear Figures (253491) Core

MATHEMATICS A hexagon with equal sides and an equilateral triangle are drawn below.
F X ID {c c d b 8 a b 3 -9 8 4 7 -4 4 d 6 -9 8 d 7 -2 6 c 6 7 e 8 2 b a 0 b }/F X ID

Stage 4
F X P R OD U C T F X D ra w/F X P R OD U C T

Measurement and Space, Length

Rectilinear Figures
8.5 mm 8.5 mm
Teacher: Richard Connelly 3 identical hexagons and 8 identical equilateral triangles are connected as shown in the diagram below.
Exam Equivalent Time: 31.5 minutes (based on allocation ~1.25 min/mark) F X ID {e 4 a a 9 9 a c -1 5 b 9 -4 d e e -8 a 6 9 -3 d 1 fb e 5 0 5 fc }/F X ID

F X P R OD U C T F X D ra w/F X P R OD U C T

Questions
1. D Rectilinear Figures (253227) Core

What is the perimeter of the shape below given each square has a side length of 1 cm?

What is the perimeter of the larger shape?

A.
B.

A. C.

B. D.

C.
D. 3. C Rectilinear Figures (253475) Core

Tatiana is cutting a piece of material in the shape of a parallelogram for a sewing project.
F XID {0 b 8 fd a d -4 1 0 3 -4 a 5 4 -8 4 7 3 -5 0 a a 9 5 c 7 0 6 7 b }/F XID

F XPRODUCTF X Dra w/F XPRODUCT

18 cm

Not to scale
The longer sides are one and two-thirds times the length of the shorter sides.
What is the perimeter of the piece of material? (2 marks)

4. C Rectilinear Figures (253496) Core

A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 7 cm.

A square has the same perimeter as this rectangle.
What is the side length of this square in centimetres? (2 marks)
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A rectangle has a length of 25 cm and a width of 20 cm. A farmer uses the river bordering his property and fencing to create a large grazing paddock for his horses,
as shown in the diagram below.
A square has the same perimeter as this rectangle.
The fencing has 4-strand wiring which is also shown below.
What is the side length of this square in centimetres? (2 marks)
F X ID {4 5 7 9 d c 3 a -d 0 3 6 -4 8 5 6 -9 fb 9 -2 5 f6 0 6 8 b 8 3 e 5 }/F X ID

1.5 km
F X PR ODUCT F X Dra w/F X PR ODUCT

6. C Rectilinear Figures (253486) Core River

Joyce is walking her dog around a paddock in the shape of a parallelogram.

F XI D{ 2 8 f 0 4 6 8 6 - 1 d4 6 - 4 3 9 9 - b 6 a 7 - 6 5 0 8 b 3 db 1 f 6 2 } / F XI D

700 m
1.4 km
F XPRODUCTF X Dr a w / F XPRODUCT

4-strand wire
Not to scale Paddock
fence
1.2 km
2.3 km 200 m Not to scale
300 m

1.1 km
200 m

If she walks the dog around the paddock in the morning and the afternoon, how many kilometres do they
200 m
walk each day? (2 marks)
Given that fencing is not required on the river boundary, how many kilometres of wire will be required to
fence the rest of the paddock? (2 marks)
7. B Rectilinear Figures (253634) Core

An isosceles triangle has a base of length 4 centimetres and a perimeter of 20 centimetres. 9. B+ Rectilinear Figures (253319) Core

Find the length of the equal sides. (2 marks) Justin connects three of his restaurant tables together to make one long table.
The view from above the tables is shown below.

Each table is 70 cm long and 50 cm wide.

What is the perimeter of the long table? (2 marks)
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Aragorn is fencing a paddock on his property. The total length of fencing he requires is 8.2 kilometres.
The length of the paddock is 2.8 kilometres. 1. D Rectilinear Figures (253227) Core

2. C Rectilinear Figures (253491) Core

How wide is the paddock?

Write your answer, in kilometres to one decimal place? (2 marks) 3. C Rectilinear Figures (253475) Core

11. A Rectilinear Figures (253451) Core

A farmer uses an existing stone wall and fencing to create a large grazing paddock for his sheep, as
shown in the diagram below.
The fencing has 3-strand wiring which is also shown below.

4. C Rectilinear Figures (253496) Core

How many kilometres of wire will be required? (2 marks)

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