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Circle-theorems past questions

The document is an IGCSE CIE Maths exam paper consisting of 18 questions focused on circle theorems, including angles at the center, tangents, and cyclic quadrilaterals. It is divided into three difficulty levels: medium, hard, and very hard, with a total of 84 marks available. Each question requires students to calculate angles and provide reasons for their answers based on geometric principles.

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Circle-theorems past questions

The document is an IGCSE CIE Maths exam paper consisting of 18 questions focused on circle theorems, including angles at the center, tangents, and cyclic quadrilaterals. It is divided into three difficulty levels: medium, hard, and very hard, with a total of 84 marks available. Each question requires students to calculate angles and provide reasons for their answers based on geometric principles.

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IGCSE CIE Maths 1 hour 18 questions

Calculator Questions

Circle Theorems
Angles at Centre & Semicircles / Chords & Tangents / Cyclic Quadrilaterals /
Segment Theorems

Medium (6 questions) /26 Scan here for your answers


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Hard (7 questions) /37

Very Hard (5 questions) /21

Total Marks /84

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Medium Questions

1 (a) In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on the circle, centre O.


EA is a tangent to the circle at A.
Angle EAB = 61° and angle BAC = 55°.

Find angle BAO.

Angle BAO = ................................................

(1 mark)

(b) Find angle AOC.

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

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(2 marks)

(c) Find angle ABC.

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

(1 mark)

(d) Find angle CDA.

Angle CDA = ................................................

(1 mark)

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A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of the circle, centre O.
DOB is a straight line and angle DAC = 58°.

Find angle CDB.

Angle CDB = ...............................................

(3 marks)

P, Q and R are points on the circumference of the circle, centre O.


PO is parallel to QR and angle POQ = 48°.
Find angle OPR.

Angle OPR = ..............................................

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(2 marks)

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4 (a)
A, B, C, D and E lie on the circle, centre O.
Angle AEB = 35°, angle ODE = 28° and angle ACD = 109°.
Work out the following angles, giving reasons for your answers.
i) Angle EBD = ............................. because .............................

[3]
ii) Angle EAD = ............................. because .............................

[2]

(5 marks)

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(b) Work out angle BEO. Angle BEO = ................................................

(3 marks)

5 K, L and M are points on the circle.


KS is a tangent to the circle at K.
KM is a diameter and triangle KLM is isosceles.

Find the value of z .

z = ...............................................

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(2 marks)

6 F, G, H and J are points on the circle.


EFG is a straight line parallel to JH.

Find the value of y .

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

(6 marks)

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Hard Questions

1 The points A, B, C, D and E lie on the circle.


PAQ is a tangent to the circle at A and EC = EB.
Angle ECB = 80° and angle ABE = 40°.

Find the values of v , w , x , y and z .

v= ................... w= ................... x= ................... y= ................... z= ..................

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(5 marks)

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


EF is a tangent to the circle at D.
Angle ADE = 42° and angle COD = 162°.

Find the following angles, giving reasons for each of your answers.
i) Angle x

x= ............................ because ............................ [2]


ii) Angle y

y= ............................ because ........................... [2]


iii) Angle z

z= ............................ because ........................... [3]

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(7 marks)

3 AT is a tangent to the circle at A.

Find the value of x .

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

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(2 marks)

4 A, B, C and D lie on the circle, centre O, with diameter AC.


PQ is a tangent to the circle at A.
Angle PAD = 60° and angle BAC = 20°.

Find the values of u , v , w , x and y .

u = ..................... , v = ....................., w = ..................... ,

x = ..................... , y = .....................

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(6 marks)

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5 (a) In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on the circle, centre O.
Angle ADC = 128°, angle ACD = 28° and angle BCO = 30°.

Show that obtuse angle AOC = 104°.

Give a reason for each step of your working.

(3 marks)

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(b) i) Find angle BAO.

Angle BAO = ................................................... [2]

ii) Find angle ABD.

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

(3 marks)

6 The diagram shows a circle with diameter PQ .


SPT is a tangent to the circle at P .
Find the value of y .

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

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(5 marks)

7 P, Q, R, S and T lie on the circle, centre O.


Angle PST = 75° and angle QTS = 85°.

Find the values of v , w , x and y .

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

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(6 marks)

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Very Hard Questions

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


Angle ABD = 21° and CD = 12 cm.

Calculate the area of the circle.

.......................................... cm2

(5 marks)

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2 The diagonals of the cyclic quadrilateral ABCD intersect at X.
Explain why triangle ADX is similar to triangle BCX.
Give a reason for each statement you make.

(3 marks)

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3 A, B and C lie on the circle, centre O.
Angle AOC = (3x + 22) ° and angle ABC = 5x °.

Find the value of x .

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

(4 marks)

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4 (a) A , B , C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O .
FDE is a tangent to the circle.

Show that y − x = 90
You must give a reason for each stage of your working.

(3 marks)

(b) Dylan was asked to give some possible values for x and y .

He said, " y could be 200 and x could be 110, because 200 − 110 = 90"

Is Dylan correct?
You must give a reason for your answer.

(1 mark)

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5 PQRST is a regular pentagon.
R , U and T are points on a circle, centre O .
QR and PT are tangents to the circle.
RSU is a straight line.

Prove that ST = UT .

(5 marks)

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