Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · MATHEMATICS A · Unit
Unit 7
107 practice questions
Topics covered
Practice questions
21–30 of 41 · Easy
Question 21
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The graph of has an asymptote on the y-axis.
State the equation of this asymptote, and calculate the value of when .
Question 22
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →State one property that two similar triangles always have.
Question 23
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A circle has a radius of 5 cm. The angle at the centre of a sector is 90°.
Calculate the length of the arc. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
Question 24
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Explain, using reasoning, why the volume of a cylinder increases if the height is doubled but the radius stays the same.
Question 25
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The two pentagons below are similar. The side of the smaller pentagon is 4 cm. The side of the larger pentagon is 10 cm.
(a)[1 mark]Write down the scale factor for the sides from the smaller pentagon to the larger pentagon.
(b)[2 marks]If the area of the smaller pentagon is 13 cm², calculate the area of the larger pentagon.
Question 26
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The table shows data for three sectors of a circle. The radius of all the sectors is 6 cm.
Sectors in a circle Sector Angle at Centre Arc Length (cm) A 60° B 120° C 180° Calculate and complete the missing arc lengths for sectors A, B, and C. Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.
Question 27
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write down the formula for the surface area of a sphere of radius .
Question 28
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Triangle PQR is similar to triangle XYZ. The length PQ = 7 cm and the corresponding side XY = 14 cm. If the area of triangle PQR is 25 cm², find the area of triangle XYZ.
Question 29
1 mark · Easy
Answer and check →A group of 40 students is surveyed. 18 students play tennis (set T), and 6 students play both tennis (T) and basketball (B). What is the number of students who play both tennis and basketball, n(T ∩ B)?
Question 30
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →In a club of 50 members, 32 members play chess (set C), 19 members play cards (set D), and 7 members play both chess and cards. Use set notation to calculate the number of members who play only chess.