CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C5.3 Circles…Sectors

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C5.3.1 Carry out calculations involving the circumference and area of a circle.C5.3.2 Carry out calculations involving arc length and sector area as

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(a)

The area of the circle is $43.5 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$ .

Calculate the radius of the circle. cm [2]

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3.72 or 3.720 to 3.721...

M1 for $r^2=\frac{43.5}{\pi}$ or better.

(b)

The diameter of a different circle is 6.4 cm .

Calculate the circumference of this circle.
Give your answer in millimetres.

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201 or 201.0 to 201.1

B2 for 20.1 or 20.10 to 20.11 cm, or $64\pi$ .
M1 for $6.4\times\pi$ oe.
B1 for their 20.1 cm seen and correctly converted to mm.

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The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius $r \mathrm{~cm}$ and sector angle $72^{\circ}$ . The arc length is 9.35 cm.

Calculate the value of r.

7.44 or 7.439 to 7.440
M1 for $2\pi r\times\frac{72}{360}=9.35$ oe or better

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The diagram shows a small circle with radius 7 cm and a large circle with radius R cm. The area of 16 small circles is the same as the area of one large circle.

Calculate the value of R.

R=

28
M2 for $16\times\pi\times7^2=\pi R^2$ or better
or M1 for $\pi\times7^2$

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CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C5.3 Circles Arcs and Sectors Topic Practice

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Question 1

Question (a)

Question (b)

Question 2

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