Cambridge IGCSE · Mathematics

Geometry and trigonometry

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A triangle has a base of $8$ and a height of $7$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $6$ and a height of $9$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $16$ and a height of $11$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $10$ and a height of $11$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $16$ and a height of $3$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $6$ and a height of $11$ . What is its area?
A boat sails $6 km$ from $A$ to $B$ on a bearing of $07 0^{\circ}$ , then $9 km$ from $B$ to $C$ on a bearing of $15 0^{\circ}$ . What is the distance $A C$ , in km, to $3$ significant figures?
A sector of a circle of radius $9 cm$ and angle $14 0^{\circ}$ is bent round to make the curved surface of a cone (the straight edges are joined). What is the vertical height of the cone, in cm…
A triangle has a base of $8$ and a height of $11$ . What is its area?
A triangle has a base of $16$ and a height of $7$ . What is its area?
A right triangle has legs of length $5$ and $12$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A right triangle has legs of length $8$ and $15$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A right triangle has legs of length $7$ and $24$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A right triangle has legs of length $9$ and $12$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A right triangle has legs of length $20$ and $21$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A right triangle has legs of length $12$ and $16$ . What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A triangle has a base of $10$ and a height of $3$ . What is its area?

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