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Area of a triangle using sine

15 questions · 76 marks · about 1.5 hours

Area of a triangle using sine questions

Edexcel 4MA1 Area of a triangle using sine 15 questions

Paper 1H June 2025 (R) Higher tier, Question 25 6 marks

Also involves Arc length and sector area · Rounding

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BAC is a sector of a circle, centre A

BCD is a sector of a circle, centre C

Angle BAC = 40° Angle BCD = 130° Area of shaded segment = 28 cm2

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

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Paper 1H June 2024 (R) Higher tier, Question 15 3 marks

Also involves Forming and solving equations

The diagram shows isosceles triangle EFG

Figure for question 15

EF = GF

Angle EFG = 130° The area of triangle EFG is 74 cm²

Work out the length of EF Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H November 2023 Higher tier, Question 21 5 marks

Here is a triangular prism ABCDEF

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AD = 53 cm DF = 28 cm Angle FDE = 30°

Work out the volume of the triangular prism. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

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Paper 1H June 2023 Higher tier, Question 22 6 marks

The diagram shows two circles with centre O and a regular pentagon ABCDE

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A, B, C, D and E are points on the larger circle. The pentagon has sides of length 8 cm.

The diagram is shaded such that

shaded area = unshaded area

Work out the radius of the smaller circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H June 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 25 6 marks

Also involves Quadratic equations

Here is a triangle ABC

Figure for question 25

The area of the triangle is (x2 + x – 3.75) cm2

Find the size of the largest angle in triangle ABC Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

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Paper 1H January 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 17 5 marks

Also involves Sine and cosine rules

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Question 17, shown as an image

AB = 4.6 cm BC = 8.3 cm angle ABC is acute

The area of triangle ABC is 12 cm²

Work out the perimeter of triangle ABC Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H June 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 17 5 marks

Also involves Trigonometric ratios

Here is a parallelogram PQRS, in which angle SPQ is acute.

Figure for question 17

PQ = 6.1 cm PS = 3.8 cm

The area of the parallelogram is 18 cm2

Work out the length of QS Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H January 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 16 5 marks

The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD

Figure for question 16

The angle BCD is acute.

Given that the area of triangle BCD = 405 cm2

work out the size of angle ABD Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 23 6 marks

The diagram shows triangle PQR

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Question 23, shown as an image

PQ = 1.6 cm PR = 4.2 cm Angle PRQ = 18°

Given that angle PQR is obtuse,

work out the area of triangle PQR Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H January 2021 (R) Higher tier, Question 20 5 marks

Also involves Forming and solving equations

A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O.

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Angle ABC = 75maths symbol

The area of the shaded segment is 200 cm2

Calculate the radius of the circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H November 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 22 6 marks

The diagram shows a regular octagon ABCDEFGH.

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Each side of the octagon has length 10 cm.

Find the area of the shaded region ACDEH. Give your answer correct to the nearest cm2

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Paper 1H January 2020 Higher tier, Question 14 5 marks

Also involves Rounding

The diagram shows parallelogram EFGH.

Figure for question 14

EF = 9.3 cm FG = 14.7 cm Angle EFG = 106°

(a)

Work out the area of the parallelogram. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(b)

Work out the length of the diagonal EG of the parallelogram. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 21 6 marks

Also involves Rounding

The diagram shows the prism ABCDEF with cross section triangle ABC.

Figure for question 21

Angle BEC = 40° and angle ACB is obtuse. AC = 6 cm and CE = 13 cm

The area of triangle ABC is 22 cm2

Calculate the length of AB. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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