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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 party hat is in the shape of a cone with a base radius of 6 cm and a slant height of 10 cm. Work out the curved surface area of the party hat. Use π = 3.14 and the formula curved surface area = πrl.
- 2.A rectangular photograph is 12 cm long and 5 cm wide. Work out the perimeter of the photograph.
- 3.A solid rubber ball has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the volume of the ball. Use π = 3.14.
- 4.A solid ball has a radius of 7 cm. Work out the surface area of the ball. Use π = 3.14.
- 5.A cylindrical water tank has a solid hemispherical dome on top, both with radius 2 m. Work out the volume of the hemispherical dome alone. Use π = 3.14 and give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
- 6.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.
- 7.A circular coaster has a radius of 4 cm. Work out the circumference of the coaster. Give your answer in terms of π.
- 8.A cylindrical candle and a cone-shaped candle have the same base radius and the same height. State the cone's volume as a fraction of the cylinder's volume.
- 9.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.
- 10.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.
- 11.A circular clock face has a radius of 9 cm. Work out the circumference of the clock face. Use π = 3.14. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
- 12.A circle has a radius of 1 cm. Work out the circumference of the circle. Give your answer in terms of π.
- 13.A circular clock face has a diameter of 18 cm. Work out the circumference of the clock face. Use π = 3.14.
- 14.A circular coin has a diameter of 3 cm. Work out the circumference of the coin. Give your answer in terms of π.
- 15.A square tile has sides of length 4.5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the tile.
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