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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 · Non-calculator · 15 questions

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1.Four angles meet at a point. Three of them measure 82°, 105° and 96°. Work out the size of the fourth angle.
(a)159
(b)283
(c)182
(d)77
2.Two points on a circle divide its circumference into two arcs of different lengths. Write down the name given to the shorter of the two arcs.
(a)Major arc
(b)Minor segment
(c)Chord
(d)Minor arc
3.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm. One of its other angles is 45°. Work out the exact length of one of the two shorter sides.
(a)5√2 cm
(b)5√3 cm
(c)10√2 cm
(d)5 cm
4.In triangle ABC the angle at A and the angle at C are equal. The side AB is extended beyond B, and the exterior angle formed at B measures 98°. Work out the size of the angle at A.
(a)49°
(b)41°
(c)82°
(d)98°
5.A hexagonal prism has 8 faces and 12 vertices. Using F + V − E = 2, work out how many edges it has.
(a)20
(b)22
(c)18
(d)16
6.A student says the reverse of the translation vector $(- 9 4)$ is $(9 4)$ . Write down the correct reverse translation vector.
(a) $(- 9 - 4)$
(b) $(- 9 4)$
(c) $(9 - 4)$
(d) $(9 4)$
7.A triangle has vertices A(1, 1), B(5, 1) and C(5, 4). Work out the lengths of AB, BC and CA, and write down whether triangle ABC is right-angled.
(a)No, since AB, BC and CA are not all equal
(b)Yes, since 4² + 5² = 3²
(c)No, since 3 + 4 ≠ 5
(d)Yes, since 3² + 4² = 5²
8.A garden flower bed is in the shape of a trapezium. Its two parallel edges are 3.5 m and 6.5 m long, and the perpendicular distance between them is 4 m. Bedding plants cost £2.50 per square metre to cover the bed. Work out the total cost of the bedding plants.
(a)£100
(b)£65
(c)£35
(d)£50
9.A tile manufacturer cuts a hexagonal tile so that all six sides measure exactly 4 cm, but a check shows only two pairs of the six interior angles are equal to each other, not all six angles. The customer's order specifies regular hexagonal tiles. Based on the check, is this tile a regular hexagon?
(a)No — hexagons can't be regular
(b)Yes — six equal sides means regular
(c)Yes — all sides are equal
(d)No — angles must be equal too
10.A ship sails 12 km on a bearing of 070° from a harbour to a buoy. It then sails a further 9 km, still on a bearing of 070°, from the buoy to a lighthouse. How far is the lighthouse from the harbour, in kilometres?
(a)3
(b)21
(c)108
(d)15
11.A trundle wheel has a diameter of 0.5 m. It is rolled along the ground and makes 20 complete turns. Using π = 3.14, work out the total distance rolled, in metres.
(a)31.4
(b)62.8
(c)3.14
(d)15.7
12.Shape T has a vertex at (5, 3). T is enlarged by scale factor −1, centre (2, 1). Work out the coordinates of the image of the vertex (5, 3).
(a)(5, 3)
(b)(−1, −1)
(c)(−5, −3)
(d)(9, 5)
13.Two triangular offcuts of wood, PQR and STU, are cut for a construction project. PQ = 8 cm, QR = 6 cm and angle PQR = 90°. ST = 8 cm, TU = 6 cm and angle STU = 90°. A carpenter wants to check the two pieces are identical in shape and size before using them as a matching pair. Using only the measurements given, and without working out any further lengths, which condition proves that triangle PQR is congruent to triangle STU?
(a)ASA (two angles and the included side)
(b)SAS (two sides and the included angle)
(c)RHS (right angle, hypotenuse, one side)
(d)SSS (three sides)
14.The bearing of a harbour B from a ferry's position A is 260°. What is the bearing of A from B?
(a)080°
(b)100°
(c)180°
(d)440°
15.In triangle ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and angle BAC = 60°. Work out the exact area of triangle ABC, giving your answer in the form $a 3$ .
(a) $93$ cm²
(b) $243$ cm²
(c) $123$ cm²
(d) $163$ cm²

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