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4
B

1.7
A rad O
12 cm
2.4
rad

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 12 cm. The points A, B and C lie on the circumference of
this circle such that angle AOB is 1.7 radians and angle AOC is 2.4 radians.

(i) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]

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4 P

8 cm

3r T
O 4 rad

Q
The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 8 cm. The points P and Q lie on the circle. The lines PT and QT
3r
are tangents to the circle and angle POQ = radians.
4
(i) Find the length of PT. [2]

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

(iii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [2]

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10
C

B
A 10 cm E

The diagram shows two circles, centres A and B, each of radius 10 cm. The point B lies on the
circumference of the circle with centre A. The two circles intersect at the points C and D. The point E
lies on the circumference of the circle centre B such that ABE is a diameter.

(i) Explain why triangle ABC is equilateral. [1]

(ii) Write down, in terms of r , angle CBE. [1]

(iii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]

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(iv) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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11

A B

2θ rad r cm
O

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius r cm. The points A and B lie on the circle such that
angle AOB = 2i radians.

(i) Find, in terms of r and i , an expression for the length of the chord AB. [1]

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(ii) Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 20 cm, show that r = . [2]
i + sin i

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dr r
(iii) Given that r and i can vary, find the value of when i = . [4]
di 6

(iv) Given that r is increasing at the rate of 15 cm s–1, find the corresponding rate of change of
r
i when i = . [3]
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A
θ rad
B

The diagram shows 3 circles with centres A, B and C, each of radius 5 cm. Each circle touches the other
two circles. Angle BAC is θ radians.

(i) Write down the value of θ. [1]

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region between the circles. [4]

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O

i rad
5 cm

A B

The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. The length of the arc AB is 7 cm.
Angle AOB is θ radians.

(i) Explain why θ must be greater than 1 radian. [1]

(ii) Find the value of θ. [2]

(iii) Calculate the area of the sector AOB. [2]

(iv) Calculate the area of the shaded segment. [2]

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B A

12 cm i rad

C D

The diagram shows a sector AOB of the circle, centre O, radius 12 cm, together with points C and
D such that ABCD is a rectangle. The angle AOB is i radians and the perimeter of the sector AOB is
47 cm.

(i) Show that i = 1.92 radians correct to 2 decimal places. [2]

(ii) Find the length of CD. [2]

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(iii) Given that the total area of the shape is 425 cm2, find the length of AD. [5]

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A 8 cm D

cm
12
O

B C

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 12 cm. The points A and B lie on the circumference of the
circle and form a rectangle with the points C and D. The length of AD is 8 cm and the area of the minor
sector AOB is 150 cm2.

(i) Show that angle AOB is 2.08 radians, correct to 2 decimal places. [2]

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region ADCB. [6]

(iii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region ADCB. [3]

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10

8 cm
A B
4 cm
D C

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 8 cm. The points A, B, C and D lie on the circumference of
the circle such that AB is parallel to DC. The length of the arc AD is 4 cm and the length of the chord AB
is 15 cm.

(i) Find, in radians, angle AOD. [1]

(ii) Hence show that angle DOC = 1.43 radians, correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

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(iii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]

(iv) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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10

B
F
E

6.2
5 cm

cm
D

A 5 cm C

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle ABC, where AB = AC = 5 cm. The arc BEC is part of the
circle centre A and has length 6.2 cm. The point D is the midpoint of the line BC. The arc BFC is a
semi-circle centre D.

(i) Show that angle BAC is 1.24 radians. [1]

(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]

(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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11
14.8 cm

A B

10 cm

D C

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 10 cm. The points A, B, C and D lie on the circumference
of the circle such that AB is parallel to DC. The length of the minor arc AB is 14.8 cm. The area of the
minor sector ODC is 21.8 cm2.

(i) Write down, in radians, angle AOB. [1]

(ii) Find, in radians, angle DOC. [2]

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(iii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]

(iv) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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40 cm

A
D

x rad
O C B
16 cm

In the diagram AOB and DOC are sectors of a circle centre O. The angle AOB is x radians. The length
of the arc AB is 40 cm and the radius OB is 16 cm.

(i) Find the value of x. [2]

(ii) Find the area of sector AOB. [2]

(iii) Given that the area of the shaded region ABCD is 140 cm2, find the length of OC. [3]

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6
A

B
5 cm

1.5
rad
E
O C

In the diagram, ABC is an arc of the circle centre O, radius 5 cm, and angle AOC is 1.5 radians. AD and
CE are diameters of the circle and DE is a straight line.

(i) Find the total perimeter of the shaded regions. [3]

(ii) Find the total area of the shaded regions. [3]

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11

P Q

i rad r cm

The diagram shows the sector OPQ of a circle, centre O, radius r cm, where angle POQ = i radians. The
perimeter of the sector is 10 cm.
50i
(i) Show that area, A cm2, of the sector is given by A= . [5]
(2 + i) 2

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It is given that i can vary and A has a maximum value.

(ii) Find the maximum value of A. [5]

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12 cm

9.6 cm

i rad
O B
C

r
The diagram shows the right-angled triangle OAB. The point C lies on the line OB. Angle OAB = radians
2
and angle AOB = i radians. AC is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius 12 cm and AC has length 9.6 cm.

(i) Find the value of i. [2]

(ii) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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8
B

8 cm
E

2r
rad
9
A C
D

r
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC with AB = 8 cm and angle ABC = radians. The points D
2
and E lie on AC and BC respectively. BAD and ECD are sectors of the circles with centres A and C
2r
respectively. Angle BAD = radians.
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(i) Find the area of the shaded region. [6]

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(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]

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A 18 cm B

10 cm
O
18 cm

The diagram shows a circle centre O, radius 10 cm. The points A, B and C lie on the circumference of the
circle such that AB = BC = 18 cm.

(i) Show that angle AOB = 2.24 radians correct to 2 decimal places. [3]

(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]

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(iii) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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P Q
r cm
S R

2r cm
i rad

The diagram shows a sector OPQ of the circle centre O, radius 3r cm. The points S and R lie on OP and OQ
respectively such that ORS is a sector of the circle centre O, radius 2r cm. The angle POQ = i radians. The
perimeter of the shaded region PQRS is 100 cm.

(i) Find i in terms of r. [2]

(ii) Hence show that the area, A cm2, of the shaded region PQRS is given by A = 50r - r 2 . [2]

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O

i rad
12 cm

C D
9.6 cm
A M B

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle OAB such that OA = OB and angle AOB = i radians. The
points C and D lie on OA and OB respectively. CD is an arc of length 9.6 cm of the circle, centre O,
radius 12 cm. The arc CD touches the line AB at the point M.

(a) Find the value of i. [1]

(b) Find the total area of the shaded regions. [4]

(c) Find the total perimeter of the shaded regions. [3]

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11
A

C1 C2

The circles with centres C1 and C2 have equal radii of length r cm. The line C1C2 is a radius of both
circles. The two circles intersect at A and B.

(a) Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 4r cm, find the value of r. [4]

(b) Find the exact area of the shaded region. [4]

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11 In this question all lengths are in centimetres and all angles are in radians.

A r B C r D

F E

The diagram shows the rectangle ADEF, where AF = DE = r . The points B and C lie on AD such that
AB = CD = r . The curve BC is an arc of the circle, centre O, radius r and has a length of 1.5r.

(a) Show that the perimeter of the shaded region is (7.5 + 2 sin 0.75) r . [5]

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(b) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in the form kr 2 , where k is a constant
correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

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8 In this question all lengths are in centimetres.

1.45 r

O
C 0.5 r r B

The diagram shows the figure ABC. The arc AB is part of a circle, centre O, radius r, and is of length
1.45r. The point O lies on the straight line CB such that CO = 0.5r .

(a) Find, in radians, the angle AOB. [1]

(b) Find the area of ABC, giving your answer in the form kr2, where k is a constant. [3]

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(c) Given that the perimeter of ABC is 12 cm, find the value of r. [4]

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B

18 cm

7r rad
A C
9

DAB is a sector of a circle, centre A, radius 18 cm. The lines CB and CD are tangents to the circle.
7r
Angle DAB is radians.
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(a) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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7
P

A Q B

The diagram shows a circle, centre O, radius 10 cm. The points A, B and P lie on the circumference of
the circle. The chord AB is of length 14 cm. The point Q lies on AB and the line POQ is perpendicular to
AB.

(a) Show that angle POA is 2.366 radians, correct to 3 decimal places. [2]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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(c) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]

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