CIE IGCSE ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
(0606)
TOPICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS
TOPIC 9:
CIRCULAR MEASURE
"If it is important to you, you will find
a way. If not, you will find an
Compiled from:
excuse."
Paper 2
Variants 1, 2 and 3
2016- 2020
Source: 0606/21/M/J/16 - Question No. 4 Page 1 of 14
A
θ rad
B
The diagram shows 3 circles with centres A, B and C, each of radius 5 cm. Each circle touches the other
two circles. Angle BAC is θ radians.
(i) Write down the value of θ. [1]
(ii) Find the area of the shaded region between the circles. [4]
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Source: 0606/21/M/J/18 - Question No. 6 Page 2 of 14
2
40 cm
A
D
x rad
O C B
16 cm
In the diagram AOB and DOC are sectors of a circle centre O. The angle AOB is x radians. The length
of the arc AB is 40 cm and the radius OB is 16 cm.
(i) Find the value of x. [2]
(ii) Find the area of sector AOB. [2]
(iii) Given that the area of the shaded region ABCD is 140 cm2, find the length of OC. [3]
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Source: 0606/21/M/J/19 - Question No. 8 Page 3 of 14
3
B
8 cm
E
2r
rad
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A C
D
r
The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC with AB = 8 cm and angle ABC = radians. The points D
2
and E lie on AC and BC respectively. BAD and ECD are sectors of the circles with centres A and C
2r
respectively. Angle BAD = radians.
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(i) Find the area of the shaded region. [6]
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(ii) Find the perimeter of the shaded region. [3]
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3 cm 4 cm
A B
5 cm
The diagram shows a shape consisting of two circles of radius 3 cm and 4 cm with centres A and B
which are 5 cm apart. The circles intersect at C and D as shown. The lines AC and BC are tangents to
the circles, centres B and A respectively. Find
(a) the angle CAB in radians, [2]
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Source: 0606/21/O/N/20 - Question No. 12 Page 6 of 14
(b) the perimeter of the whole shape, [4]
(c) the area of the whole shape. [4]
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Source: 0606/22/M/J/16 - Question No. 6 Page 7 of 14
5
O
i rad
5 cm
A B
The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. The length of the arc AB is 7 cm.
Angle AOB is θ radians.
(i) Explain why θ must be greater than 1 radian. [1]
(ii) Find the value of θ. [2]
(iii) Calculate the area of the sector AOB. [2]
(iv) Calculate the area of the shaded segment. [2]
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Source: 0606/22/M/J/18 - Question No. 6 Page 8 of 14
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A
B
5 cm
1.5
rad
E
O C
In the diagram, ABC is an arc of the circle centre O, radius 5 cm, and angle AOC is 1.5 radians. AD and
CE are diameters of the circle and DE is a straight line.
(i) Find the total perimeter of the shaded regions. [3]
(ii) Find the total area of the shaded regions. [3]
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Source: 0606/22/M/J/20 - Question No. 11 Page 9 of 14
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A
C1 C2
The circles with centres C1 and C2 have equal radii of length r cm. The line C1C2 is a radius of both
circles. The two circles intersect at A and B.
(a) Given that the perimeter of the shaded region is 4r cm, find the value of r. [4]
(b) Find the exact area of the shaded region. [4]
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Source: 0606/23/M/J/17 - Question No. 8 Page 10 of 14
r cm
θ rad 2� cm
O
The diagram shows a circle, centre O of radius r cm, and a chord AB. Angle AOB = θ radians. The
length of the major arc AB is 5 times the length of the minor arc AB. The minor arc AB has length
2r cm.
(i) Find the value of θ and of r. [2]
(ii) Calculate the exact perimeter of the shaded segment. [2]
(iii) Calculate the exact area of the shaded segment. [4]
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Source: 0606/23/M/J/19 - Question No. 7 Page 11 of 14
A B
50 cm
D C
4r
rad
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The diagram shows a company logo, ABCD. The logo is part of a sector, AOB, of a circle, centre O and
radius 50 cm. The points C and D lie on OB and OA respectively. The lengths AD and BC are equal and
4r
AD : AO is 7 : 10. The angle AOB is radians.
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(i) Find the perimeter of ABCD. [5]
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(ii) Find the area of ABCD. [3]
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Source: 0606/23/O/N/16 - Question No. 8 Page 13 of 14
10
A
6 cm
10 cm O
T B
The points A, B and C lie on a circle centre O, radius 6 cm. The tangents to the circle at A and C meet
at the point T. The length of OT is 10 cm. Find
(i) the angle TOA in radians, [2]
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(ii) the area of the region TABCT, [6]
(iii) the perimeter of the region TABCT. [2]
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