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Circles, composite shapes, spheres, pyramids and cones worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Circles, composite shapes, spheres, pyramids and cones worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A circular clock face has a diameter of 18 cm. Work out the circumference of the clock face. Use π = 3.14.
- 2.A circular plate has a diameter of 20 cm. Work out the area of the plate. Use π = 3.14.
- 3.A circular coaster has a radius of 4 cm. Work out the circumference of the coaster. Give your answer in terms of π.
- 4.A shape is made by joining two rectangles edge to edge, with no overlap. One rectangle measures 12 cm by 4 cm and the other measures 4 cm by 8 cm. Work out the total area of the shape.
- 5.A triangular badge has two sides of length 8 cm and a third side of length 5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the badge.
- 6.A rectangular name card has a perimeter of 30 cm. The card is 9 cm long. Work out the width of the card.
- 7.A circular pizza base has a radius of 12 cm. Work out the area of the pizza base. Use π = 3.14.
- 8.A composite solid is made from a cylinder of radius 3 cm and height 10 cm, with a cone of the same radius and vertical height 4 cm fixed on top, apex upward. Work out the total volume of the solid. Use π = 3.14 and give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- 9.A rectangular photograph is 12 cm long and 5 cm wide. Work out the perimeter of the photograph.
- 10.A solid pyramid has a square base of side 10 cm and four identical triangular faces. Its apex is directly above the centre of the base, at a vertical height of 12 cm, and the slant height of each triangular face — the distance from the apex to the midpoint of a base edge — is 13 cm. Work out the total surface area of the pyramid.
- 11.A circle has a radius of 1 cm. Work out the circumference of the circle. Give your answer in terms of π.
- 12.A birthday cake is a cylinder of radius 10 cm and height 8 cm, with a thin ribbon fixed exactly once around the curved side, at half the height, and joined with no overlap. Work out the length of ribbon needed. Use π = 3.14.
- 13.A circular tabletop has a radius of 15 cm. Work out the area of the tabletop. Use π = 3.14. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 14.A gardener wants to buy edging trim to go all the way around a circular flower bed with a diameter of 8 m. Work out the length of edging trim needed, using π = 3.14. Give your answer to the nearest metre.
- 15.A window is made from a rectangle with a semicircle on top. The rectangle is 40 cm wide and 60 cm tall. The semicircle has the same width as the rectangle. Work out the total area of the window. Use π = 3.14. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
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