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Exam-Style Questions on AnglesProblems on Angles adapted from questions set in previous Mathematics exams. |
1. | GCSE Higher |
The exterior angle of a regular polygon is 72°
What is the name of the regular polygon?
2. | GCSE Higher |
The points B, C, D, E and F are on a circle. DAE and CAB are straight lines and AB= BE.
Calculate the value of \(x\).
3. | GCSE Higher |
The points B, C, D and E lie on the circle with centre at A.
FBE is a straight line.
DC = BC
BE = EC
Angle DCB is 35°
Find angle DBF.
You must give a reason for each stage of your working.
4. | GCSE Higher |
The diagram, not drawn to scale, show a polygon with one line of symmetry, AE.
Angle HAB is 90° and interior angle DEF is 220°.
Work out the size of angle ABC which is half the size of interior angle BCD and twice the size of angle CDE.
5. | GCSE Higher |
A number of regular pentagons and squares are arranged around the outside of a large blue regular polygon. Just the lower part of the arrangement is shown below.
How many sides does the large blue regular polygon have?
6. | GCSE Higher |
The diagram below shows two parallel lines, AB and CD, crossed by a transversal line EF. Find the values of \(w\), \(x\) and \(y\).
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All angles are in degrees.
7. | GCSE Higher |
In the following diagram AD is parallel to CE and AD = CD. Angle AFD is a right angle.
The diagram is not drawn to scale.
Calculate the size of angle DCE.
8. | GCSE Higher |
B, C, D and E are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.
BD is a diameter of the circle and the diagram is not drawn to scale.
(a) Find the size of angle DBE and give a reason for your answer.
(b) Find the size of angle DBC and give a reason for your answer.
9. | GCSE Higher |
A point P is marked on side BC of parallelogram ABCD such that AB = BP.
Find the value of angle \(x\).
10. | IGCSE Extended |
In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O. TA is a tangent to the circle at A and OBT is a straight line. AC is a diameter and angle OTA = 28°.
Calculate
(a) angle AOT
(b) angle ACB
(c) angle ABT
11. | GCSE Higher |
PQRS is a rhombus and C is the midpoint of QS.
The angle QRS is 120o and A is the point on QS such that PA = AQ.
Calculate the size of angle CPA.
12. | IGCSE Extended |
The diagrams are not drawn to scale
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ABCDEF is a hexagon with AB parallel to ED and BC parallel to FE. GFE and GABH are straight lines. Angle CBH = 70o and angle EFA = 90o. Calculate the values of: (a) \(p\); (b) \(q\); (c) \(t\); (d) \(x\). |
K, P, J and N are points on a circle and KN = NP. KJ is a diameter and LKM is the tangent to the circle at K. Angle LKN = 59o. Find the values of: (e) \(y\); (f) \(z\). |
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