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Radian measure

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Radian measure questions

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Edexcel 9MA0 Radian measure 17 questions

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Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 June 2024, Question 11 4 marks

Also involves Arc length and sector area

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Figure 4

Figure 4 shows the design of a badge.

The shape ABCOA is a semicircle with centre O and diameter 10 cm.

OB is the arc of a circle with centre A and radius 5 cm.

The region R, shown shaded in Figure 4, is bounded by the arc OB, the arc BC and the line OC.

Find the exact area of R.

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Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 June 2023, Question 8 10 marks

Also involves Sine and cosine rules · Arc length and sector area · Area of a triangle using sine

FRONT OF STAGE

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Figure 1 shows the plan view of a stage.

The plan view shows two congruent triangles ABO and GFO joined to a sector OCDEO of a circle, centre O, where

• angle COE = 2.3 radians

• arc length CDE = 27.6 m

• AOG is a straight line of length 15 m

(a)

Show that OC = 12 m.

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Show that the size of angle AOB is 0.421 radians correct to 3 decimal places.

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Given that the total length of the front of the stage, BCDEF, is 35 m,

find the total area of the stage, giving your answer to the nearest square metre.

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Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 October 2021, Question 6 5 marks

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The shape OABCDEFO shown in Figure 1 is a design for a logo.

In the design

• OAB is a sector of a circle centre O and radius r

• sector OFE is congruent to sector OAB

• ODC is a sector of a circle centre O and radius 2 r

• AOF is a straight line

Given that the size of angle COD is θ radians,

(a)

write down, in terms of θ, the size of angle AOB

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Show that the area of the logo is

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Find the perimeter of the logo, giving your answer in simplest form in terms of r, θ and π.

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Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 November 2021, Question 6 5 marks

Also involves Arc length and sector area

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The shape OABCDEFO shown in Figure 1 is a design for a logo. In the design

• OAB is a sector of a circle centre O and radius r

• sector OFE is congruent to sector OAB

• ODC is a sector of a circle centre O and radius 2 r

• AOF is a straight line

Given that the size of angle COD is θ radians,

(a)

write down, in terms of θ, the size of angle AOB

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Show that the area of the logo is

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Find the perimeter of the logo, giving your answer in simplest form in terms of r, θ and π.

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Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 October 2020, Question 11 8 marks

Also involves Sine and cosine rules · Arc length and sector area

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Circle C1 has equation x2 + y2 = 100 Circle C2 has equation (x − 15)2 + y2 = 40 The circles meet at points A and B as shown in Figure 3.

(a)

Show that angle AOB = 0.635 radians to 3 significant figures, where O is the origin. The region shown shaded in Figure 3 is bounded by C1 and C2

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(b)

Find the perimeter of the shaded region, giving your answer to one decimal place.

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Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 June 2019, Question 3 3 marks

Also involves Arc length and sector area

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Figure 1 shows a sector AOB of a circle with centre O, radius 5 cm and angle AOB = 40° The attempt of a student to find the area of the sector is shown below.

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(a)

Explain the error made by this student.

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Write out a correct solution.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2018, Question 4 9 marks

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Figure 2 shows a flag XYWZX. The flag consists of a triangle XYZ joined to a sector ZYW of a circle with radius 5 cm and centre Y. The angle of the sector, angle ZYW, is 0.7 radians. The points X, Y and W lie on a straight line with XY= 7 cm and YW= 5 cm. Find

(a)

the area of the sector ZYW in cm2,

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(b)

the area of the flag, in cm2, to 2 decimal places,

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(c)

the length of the perimeter, XYWZX, of the flag, in cm to 2 decimal places.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2017, Question 4 8 marks

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Figure 1 is a sketch representing the cross-section of a large tent ABCDEF. AB and DE are line segments of equal length. Angle FAB and angle DEF are equal. F is the midpoint of the straight line AE and FC is perpendicular to AE. BCD is an arc of a circle of radius 3.5 m with centre at F. It is given that AF = FE = 3.7 m BF = FD = 3.5 m angle BFD = 1.77 radians Find

(a)

the length of the arc BCD in metres to 2 decimal places,

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the area of the sector FBCD in m2 to 2 decimal places,

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(c)

the total area of the cross-section of the tent in m2 to 2 decimal places.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2016, Question 9 15 marks

Also involves Algebra and functions · Sine and cosine rules

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Figure 4 shows a plan view of a sheep enclosure. The enclosure ABCDEA, as shown in Figure 4, consists of a rectangle BCDE joined to an equilateral triangle BFA and a sector FEA of a circle with radius x metres and centre F. The points B, F and E lie on a straight line with FE = x metres and 10 maths symbol x ≤ 25

(a)

Find, in m2, the exact area of the sector FEA, giving your answer in terms of x, in its simplest form.

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(b)

Given that BC = y metres, where y 0, and the area of the enclosure is 1000 m2,

show that

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(c)

Hence show that the perimeter P metres of the enclosure is given by

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(d)

Use calculus to find the minimum value of P, giving your answer to the nearest metre.

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(e)

Justify, by further differentiation, that the value of P you have found is a minimum.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2014, Question 5 9 marks

Also involves Trigonometric ratios

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The shape ABCDEA, as shown in Figure 2, consists of a right-angled triangle EAB and a triangle DBC joined to a sector BDE of a circle with radius 5 cm and centre B. The points A, B and C lie on a straight line with BC = 7.5 cm. Angle EAB = fraction radians, angle EBD = 1.4 radians and CD = 6.1 cm.

(a)

Find, in cm, the area of the sector BDE.

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(b)

Find the size of the angle DBC, giving your answer in radians to 3 decimal places.

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(c)

Find, in cm2, the area of the shape ABCDEA, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2013, Question 5 9 marks

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A 23m B C

Figure 2 shows a plan view of a garden. The plan of the garden ABCDEA consists of a triangle ABE joined to a sector BCDE of a circle with radius 12m and centre B. The points A, B and C lie on a straight line with AB = 23m and BC = 12m. Given that the size of angle ABE is exactly 0.64 radians, find

(a)

the area of the garden, giving your answer in m2, to 1 decimal place,

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the perimeter of the garden, giving your answer in metres, to 1 decimal place.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2013 (R), Question 8 10 marks

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Figure 2 shows the design for a triangular garden ABC where AB = 7 m, AC = 13 m and BC = 10 m. Given that angle BAC = maths symbolradians,

(a)

show that, to 3 decimal places, maths symbol = 0.865

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(b)

The point D lies on AC such that BD is an arc of the circle centre A, radius 7 m. The shaded region S is bounded by the arc BD and the lines BC and DC. The shaded region S will be sown with grass seed, to make a lawned area. Given that 50 g of grass seed are needed for each square metre of lawn,

find the amount of grass seed needed, giving your answer to the nearest 10 g.

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Core Mathematics 2 January 2013, Question 7 12 marks

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The triangle XYZ in Figure 1 has XY = 6 cm, YZ = 9 cm, ZX = 4 cm and angle ZXY = maths symbol. The point W lies on the line XY. The circular arc ZW, in Figure 1 is a major arc of the circle with centre X and radius 4 cm.

(a)

Show that, to 3 significant figures, maths symbol = 2.22 radians.

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(c)

The region enclosed by the major arc ZW of the circle and the lines WY and YZ is shown shaded in Figure 1. Calculate

the area of this shaded region,

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(d)

the perimeter ZWYZ of this shaded region.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2012, Question 3 11 marks

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The circle C with centre T and radius r has equation

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(a)

Find the coordinates of the centre of C.

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(b)

Show that r = 5

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(c)

The line L has equation x = 13 and crosses C at the points P and Q as shown in Figure 1.

Find the y coordinate of P and the y coordinate of Q.

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(d)

Given that, to 3 decimal places, the angle PTQ is 1.855 radians,

find the perimeter of the sector PTQ.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2011, Question 5 7 marks

Also involves Trigonometric ratios

Figure for question 5

The shape shown in Figure 1 is a pattern for a pendant. It consists of a sector OAB of a circle centre O, of radius 6 cm, and angle AOB maths symbol fraction. The circle C, inside the sector, touches the two straight edges, OA and OB, and the arc AB as shown. Find

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the area of the sector OAB,

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(b)

the radius of the circle C.

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(c)

The region outside the circle C and inside the sector OAB is shown shaded in Figure 1.

Find the area of the shaded region.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2009, Question 9 13 marks

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Figure 2 shows a closed box used by a shop for packing pieces of cake. The box is a right prism of height h cm. The cross section is a sector of a circle. The sector has radius r cm and angle 1 radian. The volume of the box is 300 cm3.

(a)

Show that the surface area of the box, S cm2, is given by

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(b)

Use calculus to find the value of r for which S is stationary.

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(c)

Prove that this value of r gives a minimum value of S.

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(d)

Find, to the nearest cm2, this minimum value of S.

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Core Mathematics 2 June 2008, Question 7 12 marks

Figure for question 7
(a)

the length of the arc BC,

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(b)

the area of the sector ABC.

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(c)

The point D is the mid-point of AC. The region R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by CD, DB and the arc BC. Find

the perimeter of R, giving your answer to 3 significant figures,

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(d)

the area of R, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.

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