CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core Area and Perimeter Questions

Practise calculating perimeter and area of standard or compound shapes and working backwards from a stated area to an unknown dimension.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Topic
C5.2
Level
Core

Exam points

  • select the correct rectangle, triangle, parallelogram or trapezium area formula from the diagram
  • add only exterior edge lengths for perimeter, calculating missing sides before summing
  • split a compound region into standard shapes or subtract cut-outs to form the required area

Covered syllabus points

C5.2.1 Carry out calculations involving the perimeter and area of a rectangle,

C5.2 Area and perimeter question 1

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Leo keeps his toy vehicles on a shelf.

The shelf is in the shape of a right-angled triangle.

The area of the shelf is 0.3 m20.3 \mathrm{~m}^{2}.
Calculate the value of y.

y=
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