Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Chapter
Shape and Space 2
18 practice questions
Practice questions
1–10 of 18
Question 1
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the name given to a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and touching the circumference at both ends.
Question 2
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A right-angled triangle has short sides of 9 cm and 12 cm. Work out the length of the hypotenuse. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
Question 3
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Name the part of a circle that is a straight line connecting any two points on the circumference but does NOT necessarily pass through the centre.
Question 4
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Find the value of in the following triangle.
Right-angled triangle with sides labelled. Question 5
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →In any triangle, what is the sum of the interior angles?
Question 6
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Look at the circle below. O is the centre, and AB is a chord. OM is perpendicular to AB. AB = 10 cm. OM = 4 cm.
Circle with centre O, chord AB, midpoint M, and perpendicular OM. (a)[1 mark]Write down the length of AM.
(b)[1 mark]Calculate the radius of the circle to 1 decimal place.
Question 7
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →What do we call a line that touches a circle at exactly one point without cutting through it?
Question 8
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →A right-angled triangle has shorter sides of lengths 7 cm and 24 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
(a)[2 marks]Question 9
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Find the length of the side marked x in this right-angled triangle.
(a)[2 marks]Question 10
1 mark · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Write down the name given to a straight line that touches a circle at only one point.
(a)[1 mark]