IGCSE Cambridge (CIE) Maths 1 hour 19 questions

Non-Calculator Questions

Circle Theorems
Angles at Centre & Circumference / Angle in a Semicircle / Theorems with Chords &
Tangents / Angles in Cyclic Quadrilaterals / Angles in the Same Segment / The
Alternate Segment Theorem

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Hard (8 questions) /27

Very Hard (5 questions) /22

Total Marks /60

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Medium Questions
1

Points A , B, C, D , E and F lie on the circle, centre O .

Find the value of x and the value of y .

x= ....................................................

y= ..................................................

(2 marks)

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2

A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O.

Find the obtuse angle AOC.

Angle AOC = ............................................

(2 marks)

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3

The diagram shows a circle, centre O.

AB and DE are chords of the circle.
M is the mid-point of AB and N is the mid-point of DE.
AB = DE = 9 cm and OM = 5 cm.

Find ON.

ON = ......................................... cm

(1 mark)

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4

The points A ,
B , C , D and E lie on the circumference of the circle.
Angle DCE = 47° and angle CEA = 85°.

Find the values of w , x and y .

w = ................................................ .
x = ................................................ ..
y = ................................................

(3 marks)

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5

A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.

AC and BD intersect at X.

Complete the statement.

Triangle ADX is ..................................................... to triangle BCX.

(1 mark)

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6 (a)

A , B , C and D lie on the circle, centre O . Angle ABC = 131 ° .

Find angle ADC .

Angle ADC = .................................................

(1 mark)

(b) Find angle AOC .

Angle AOC = .................................................

(1 mark)

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Hard Questions
1 (a)

The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD .

BD and AC intersect at X .

Angle BAD = 74° and angle BCA = 34°.

Find

i) angle BDA

Angle BDA = .............................................[1]

ii)angle BCD

Angle BCD = ..............................................[1]

iii)angle ABD .

Angle ABD = ..............................................[1]

(3 marks)

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(b) In the diagram, triangle ADX is similar to triangle BCX .

BC = 4 . 5 cm, AD = 9 cm and CX = 3 . 3 cm.

Work out XD .

XD = ......................................... cm

(2 marks)

In the diagram, K, L and M lie on the circle, centre O.

Angle KML = 2x ° and reflex angle KOL = 11x °.

Find the value of x .

x= ................................................

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 (3 marks)

P , R and Q are points on the circle.

AB is a tangent to the circle at Q .
QR bisects angle PQB therefore
Angle BQR = x ° and x < 60.

Use this information to show that triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle.

Give a geometrical reason for each step of your work.

(3 marks)

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4

A , B , C and D lie on the circle.

PCQ is a tangent to the circle at C .
Angle ACQ = 64°.

Work out angle ABC , giving reasons for your answer.

Angle ABC = .......................... because ..........................

(3 marks)

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5 (a)

A , B , C and D are points on the circumference of the circle.

The line XY is a tangent to the circle at A .

Find the value of x , giving a reason for your answer.

x = ............................. because .................................

(2 marks)

(b) Find the value of y , giving a reason for your answer.

y = ............................. because .................................

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 (2 marks)

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6 (a)

In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

Angle ACD = x ° and angle OAB = 2x ° .

Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle AOB .

Angle AOB = ...................................................

(1 mark)

(b) Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ...................................................

(1 mark)

(c) Find an expression, in terms of x , in its simplest form for angle DAB.

Angle DAB = ...................................................

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 (2 marks)

A, B and C are points on the circle, centre O.

AB and OC intersect at P.

Find the value of w .

w = ....................................................

(3 marks)

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8 (a)

A , B , C and D lie on the circle, centre O .TA is a tangent to the circle at A .

Angle ABC = 131 ° and angle ADB = 20°.

Find angle BAT .

Angle BAT = .................................................

(1 mark)

(b) Find angle OAB .

Angle OAB = .................................................

(1 mark)

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Very Hard Questions
1

The diagram shows a cyclic quadrilateral.

Find the value of y .

y= ................................................

(4 marks)

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2

J , K , L and M are points on the circumference of a circle with diameter JL .

JL and KM intersect at N .
Angle JNK = 104 ° and angle MLJ = 22°.

Work out the value of d .

d = ....................................................

(4 marks)

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3

A , B , D and E are points on a circle.

ABC and EDC are straight lines.

Prove that triangle BCD is similar to triangle ECA .

You must give reasons for your working.

(5 marks)

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4

B , C , D and F are points on a circle.

ABC , AFD , BFE and CDE are straight lines.

Work out the size of angle x .

Show your working clearly.

x = ......................

(4 marks)

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5

B, C, D and E are points on a circle.

AB is the tangent at B to the circle.

AB is parallel to ED .
Angle ABE = 73°

Work out the size of angle DCE .

Give a reason for each stage of your working.

(5 marks)

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