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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Higher

Fifteen questions across the geometry and measures statements at Higher tier. Choose the non-calculator filter to rehearse Paper 1, which counts for a third of the marks.

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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Higher

Maths · GCSE Higher · Geometry and measures · Calculator · 15 questions

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1.In triangle ABC, AB = 9 cm, BC = 6 cm and angle BAC = 35°. This description fits two different triangles. Work out the two possible sizes of angle ACB, each to 1 decimal place.
(a)22.5° and 157.5°
(b)30.6° and 149.4°
(c)59.4° and 85.6°
(d)59.4° and 120.6°
2.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one of its other angles is 45°. Work out the length of one of the two shorter sides. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)10.0 cm
(b)5.0 cm
(c)7.1 cm
(d)14.1 cm
3.A plumber charges a £45 call-out fee, plus £28 for each hour worked. She works on a job for 3 hours 30 minutes, and her hours are billed by rounding up to the next whole hour. Work out the total amount she charges.
(a)£112
(b)£157
(c)£143
(d)£129
4.A cuboid has a rectangular base measuring 6 cm by 8 cm, and a height of 4 cm. Work out the angle between the diagonal from a base corner to the opposite top corner, and the base of the cuboid. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a)21.8°
(b)33.7°
(c)26.6°
(d)68.2°
5.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° and an area of 78.5 cm². Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
(a)10 cm
(b)20 cm
(c)100 cm
(d)5 cm
6.A quadrilateral has both pairs of opposite sides parallel and equal in length, but none of its angles are right angles. Which statement about this quadrilateral is correct?
(a)It is a trapezium
(b)It must be a rhombus
(c)It is a parallelogram but not a rectangle
(d)It must be a rectangle
7.A shop sells a scale model of a van. The model and the real van are similar shapes, with lengths in the ratio 1 : 24. The model is 18.5 cm long. Work out the length of the real van, giving your answer in metres.
(a)444 m
(b)44.4 m
(c)0.77 m
(d)4.44 m
8.The angle between north and a cycle path is 40°, but it is measured anticlockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the cycle path?
(a)040°
(b)320°
(c)400°
(d)220°
9.In triangle ABC, AB = 12 cm, AC = 9 cm and angle BAC = 55°. Work out the size of angle ABC. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)77.8°
(b)47.2°
(c)37.9°
(d)23.2°
10.A triangular solar panel has two edges of length 1.8 m and 1.3 m, with an angle of 72° between them. Manufacturing the panel costs £85 per square metre. Work out the total manufacturing cost. Give your answer to the nearest penny.
(a)£94.58
(b)£189.17
(c)£30.73
(d)£93.50
11.In a phone game, a character starts at the point (−5, 2) on a grid. It moves by the vector $(- 9 6)$ to collect a coin. The player now wants the character's next single move to finish at the point (3, 0). Write down the column vector of that second move.
(a) $(- 2 8)$
(b) $(- 7 - 2)$
(c) $(7 2)$
(d) $(- 7 4)$
12.Two straight paths cross at a junction in a park. One of the angles between them, measured with a protractor, is 76°. What is the size of the angle immediately next to it on a straight line?
(a)14
(b)104
(c)76
(d)90
13.A vertical flagpole casts a shadow 6 m long at the same time as a 1.2 m vertical post casts a shadow 1.8 m long. The flagpole and the post are both vertical, and the triangles formed by each object, its shadow, and the sun's ray are similar. Work out the height of the flagpole.
(a)5.4 m
(b)4 m
(c)9 m
(d)7.2 m
14.Two hikers walk from a campsite A to a lookout B, a distance of 14 km on a bearing of 038°. From B they walk to a shelter C, a distance of 20 km on a bearing of 142°. Work out the direct distance from A to C. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)34.0 km
(b)21.5 km
(c)23.0 km
(d)27.0 km
15.In triangle ABC, AB = 8.6 cm, AC = 11.4 cm and angle BAC = 47°. Work out the area of triangle ABC. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)35.9 cm²
(b)71.7 cm²
(c)33.4 cm²
(d)52.6 cm²

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