CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C5.3.1 Carry out calculations involving the circumference & area of a circle.

Practise calculating circumference and area of circles and semicircles, including reverse problems, unit changes and exact forms.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Objective
C5.3.1
Level
Core

Exam points

  • use radius or diameter to calculate circle area, circumference or semicircle perimeter
  • work backwards from a given area or circumference to find radius or diameter
  • convert final circle measurements between cm and mm when the answer unit changes

C5.3.1 Carry out calculations involving the circumference and area of a circle. question 1

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The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 11 cm. C, F, G and H are points on the circumference of the circle.
The line AD touches the circle at C and is parallel to the line EG. B is a point on AD and angle ABO=140A B O=140^{\circ}.

Find, in terms of π\pi, the circumference of the circle.

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