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A-Level CAIE Mathematics A21.4 Circular measureQuestion Bank

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In the diagram, A Y B is a semicircle with A B as diameter and O A X B is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius r. Angle AOB=2θA O B=2 \theta radians. Find an expression, in terms of r and θ\theta, for the area of the shaded region.

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In the diagram, A B C is a triangle in which angle A B C is a right angle and B C=a. A circular arc, with centre C and radius a, joins B and the point M on A C. The angle A C B is θ\theta radians. The area of the sector C M B is equal to one third of the area of the triangle A B C.

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Show that θ\theta satisfies the equation

tanθ=3θ.\tan \theta=3 \theta .
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In the diagram, O A D C is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm.AB3 \mathrm{~cm} . A B and C B are tangents to the circle and angle ABC=13πA B C=\frac{1}{3} \pi radians. Find, giving your answer in terms of 3\sqrt{ } 3 and π\pi,

(a)

the perimeter of the shaded region,

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(b)

the area of the shaded region.

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The diagram shows a triangle A O B in which O A is 12 cm,OB12 \mathrm{~cm}, O B is 5 cm and angle A O B is a right angle. Point P lies on A B and O P is an arc of a circle with centre A. Point Q lies on A B and O Q is an arc of a circle with centre B.

(a)

Show that angle B A O is 0.3948 radians, correct to 4 decimal places.

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(b)

Calculate the area of the shaded region.

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In the diagram, C X D is a semicircle of radius 7 cm with centre A and diameter C D. The straight line Y A B X is perpendicular to C D, and the arcCYD\operatorname{arc} C Y D is part of a circle with centre B and radius 8 cm . Find the total area of the region enclosed by the two arcs.

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The diagram shows an arc B C of a circle with centre A and radius 5 cm . The length of the arc B C is 4 cm . The point D is such that the line B D is perpendicular to B A and D C is parallel to B A.

(a)

Find angle B A C in radians.

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(b)

Find the area of the shaded region B D C.

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In the diagram, D lies on the side A B of triangle A B C and C D is an arc of a circle with centre A and radius 2 cm . The line B C is of length 23 cm2 \sqrt{ } 3 \mathrm{~cm} and is perpendicular to A C. Find the area of the shaded region B D C, giving your answer in terms of π\pi and 3\sqrt{ } 3.

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The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cmr \mathrm{~cm}. Points A and B lie on the circle and angle AOB=2θA O B=2 \theta radians. The tangents to the circle at A and B meet at T.

(a)

Express the perimeter of the shaded region in terms of r and θ\theta.

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(b)

In the case where r=5 and θ=1.2\theta=1.2, find the area of the shaded region.

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Fig. 1 shows a hollow cone with no base, made of paper. The radius of the cone is 6 cm and the height is 8 cm . The paper is cut from A to O and opened out to form the sector shown in Fig. 2. The circular bottom edge of the cone in Fig. 1 becomes the arc of the sector in Fig. 2. The angle of the sector is θ\theta radians. Calculate

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the value of θ\theta,

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the area of paper needed to make the cone.

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In the diagram, O A B is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm . Angle B O A is α\alpha radians. O A C is a semicircle with diameter O A. The area of the semicircle O A C is twice the area of the sector O A B.

(a)

Find α\alpha in terms of π\pi.

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(b)

Find the perimeter of the complete figure in terms of π\pi.

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