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Pearson Edexcel
GCSE Maths (9 – 1)
Past Exam Questions by
Topics: Advanced
Trigonometry.

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Calculate the length of the side BC.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.............................................. cm

(3 marks)
2. Here is a parallelogram.

DC = 7 cm, CB = 5 cm, Angle ABC is 40°

Work out the area of the parallelogram.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

.............................................. cm2

(3 marks)

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3. Here is a triangle ABC.

AC = 90 m., BC = 60 m., Angle ACB = 130°.

Calculate the perimeter of the triangle. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

................................. m

(4 marks)
4. The diagram shows an equilateral triangle.

The area of the equilateral triangle is 36 cm2. Find the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

x = ......................................

(3 marks)

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5. ABC is a triangle.

AC = 8.4 m, Angle ACB = 40°. The area of the triangle = 100 m2.
Work out the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................................. m
(5 marks)

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(x + 3) metres

45°
A B
(2x – 1) metres

The area of triangle ABC is 6 2 m 2 .

The area of triangle ABC is 6 2 m2. Calculate the value of x. Give your answer correct to 3
Calculate the value of x.
significant figures.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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.......................................................
(5 marks)

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7. Here is a shaded shape ABCD.
16 Here is a shaded shape ABCD.

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C D
O

The shape
The shape is
is made
made from
from aa triangle
triangle and
and aa sector
sector of
of aacircle,
circle,centre
centreOOand
andradius
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cm.
OCD is a straight line.
OCD is a straight line.
AD = 14 cm
AD = 14 cm
Angle AOD = 140°
Angle AOD
Angle OAD = 140°
= 24°
Angle OAD = 24°

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Calculate the perimeter of the shape.
Calculate
Give yourthe perimeter
answer oftothe3 significant
correct shape. figures.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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.......................................................cm
(5 marks)

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11.4 cm

86 B
109

34 C

12.5 cm
D

Workout
Work out the
the length
length of
of AD.
AD.
Give your answer correct
Give your answer correct to to 33 significant
significant figures.
figures.
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....................................................... cm
(5 marks)

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(Total for Question 17 is 5 marks)

9.17 ABC
ABC and ADC
ADC are triangles.

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C

The area of triangle ADC

ADC is 56 m2
Work out the length of AB
AB.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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...................................................... m
(5 marks)

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10.

In the triangle XYZ

XY = 8.7 cm,
YZ = 11.6 cm,
Angle XYZ = 52
(a) Work out the area of triangle XYZ.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................................................................................ cm2
(2)
(b) Work out the length of XZ.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................................................................................ cm
(3)

(5 marks)

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11.

Work out the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.............................................................. cm2

(6 marks)

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12.

The area of triangle ABC is 42 cm2

Find the length of AB.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... cm

(5 marks)

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