Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit
Unit 1
108 practice questions
Topics covered
Practice questions
21–30 of 37 · Easy
Question 21
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the name of the 2D shape that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
Question 22
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A square and a rhombus both have four equal sides. Give one reason why they are not the same shape.
Question 23
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Calculate the size of one angle in a regular hexagon.
Question 24
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A triangle labelled PQR with PQ = QR and angle PQR marked. (a)[1 mark]Name the type of triangle shown.
(b)[1 mark]If angle x is 40°, calculate the size of angle PRQ.
Question 25
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]A quadrilateral labelled WXYZ: Sides WX and YZ are marked as parallel. Look at the quadrilateral WXYZ. Name this type of quadrilateral.
(b)[1 mark]State the relationship between its opposite angles.
Question 26
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the mathematical term for an object belonging to a set.
Question 27
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the following using set notation: Set Q contains the numbers 8, 10 and 14.
Question 28
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Let X = \{7, 12, 19\} and Y = \{12, 14, 19\}. Write down:
(a)[1 mark]X \cap Y
(b)[1 mark]X \cup Y
Question 29
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The Venn diagram below shows the sets P and Q.
Venn diagram for sets P and Q in universal set S (a)[1 mark]What is the name given to the area shared by sets P and Q?
(b)[2 marks]Shade the area representing P' in the diagram above.
Question 30
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the meaning of the symbol '' in set notation.