IB Math AA SL Questionbank - Geometry & Shapes

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Geometry of 2D & 3D Shapes, Circles, Sectors, Arcs, Triangle Trig, Sine & Cosine Rule,
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Question 1 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a circle with the centre O and radius 8 cm.
Points A, B lie on the circle and AÔB = 1.4 radians.
(a) Find the length of the minor arc AB. [3]
(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]
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Question 2 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm.
(a) Find:
(i) the length of the minor arc AB;
(ii) the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]
Question 3 EASY
[Maximum mark: 4]
The following diagram shows triangle PQR.
PR = 20 cm, QR = 11 cm, PR̂Q = 34°.
(a) Find QP. [2]
(b) Find the area of the triangle PQR. [2]
Question 4 EASY
[Maximum mark: 4]
The diameter of a spherical object is 3 × 108 cm.
(a) Write down the radius of the object. [1]
The volume of the object can be expressed in the form π(a × 10k ) cm3 where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k ∈ Z.
(b) Find the value of a and the value of k . [3]
Question 5 EASY
[Maximum mark: 5]
A cone has a base with radius 5 × 10−3 m and a slant height 1.3 × 10−2 m.
(a) Find the height of the cone. [2]
(b) Find the volume of the cone, expressed in the form π (a × 10k ) where 1 ≤ a < 10 and k ∈ Z. [3]
Question 6 EASY
[Maximum mark: 5]
In a triangle ABC, AB = 6 cm, BC = 10 cm and CB̂A = 70°.
(a) Find the area of the triangle. [2]
(b) Find AC. [3]
Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
Question 7 EASY
[Maximum mark: 4]
In a triangle ABC, AB = 4 cm, BC = 10 cm and CB̂A = 105°.
(a) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [2]
(b) Find AC. [2]
Question 8 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
(a) Find:
(i) the length of the major arc AB;
(ii) the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]
Question 9 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows triangle ABC.
AC = 14 cm, CB̂A = 115°, BÂC = 38°.
(a) Find BC. [3]
(b) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [4]
Question 10 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
A bronze sphere has a radius of 10.5 cm.
(a) Find the volume of the sphere, expressing your answer in the form a × 10k , 1 ≤ a < 10 and k ∈ Z+ . [3]
The sphere is to be melted down and remoulded into the shape of a cone
with a height of 11.9 cm.
(b) Find the radius of the base of the cone, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures. [3]
Question 11 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
A sphere made out of gold has a radius of 13.2 cm.
(a) Find the volume of the sphere, expressing your answer in the form a × 10k , 1 ≤ a < 10 and k ∈ Z+ . [3]
The sphere is to be melted down and remoulded into the shape of a cylinder
with a height of 18.4 cm.
(b) Find the radius of the base of the cylinder, giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures. [3]
Question 12 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 7 cm, AC = 5 cm,
4
4
0° < BÂC < 90° and sin(BÂC) = .
5

(a) Find the area of triangle ABC. [2]
(b) Find cos(BÂC). [2]
(c) Find BC. [2]
Question 13 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC and a sector ABD of a circle with centre A. The point E lies
on [AC] such that [BE] is perpendicular to [AC]. The region R is bounded by [DE], [BE] and arc BFD.
AB = 5 cm, AC = 13 cm, BC = 12 cm.
(a) Find BÂC, giving your answer in radians. [2]
(b) Find the area of R. [4]
Question 14 EASY
[Maximum mark: 5]
The following diagram shows a triangle PQR.
5
PQ = 7 cm, PR = 10 cm, sin PR̂Q = , and PQ̂R = θ.
8

(a) Find cos(2 × PR̂Q). [3]
(b) Given that PQ̂R is acute, Find sin θ.

[2]
Question 15 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a circle with the centre O and radius r.
Points P, Q lie on the circumference of the circle and PÔQ = 1 radian.
The perimeter of the shaded region is 18.
(a) Find the value of r. [3]
(b) Hence, find the exact area of the non-shaded region. [3]
Question 16 EASY
[Maximum mark: 8]
AB = 12 cm, AC = 16 cm, BÂC = 34°.
(a) Find BC. [3]
(b) Find CB̂ A, given that it is obtuse. [3]
(c) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [2]
Question 17 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
AB = 10 cm, AC = 8 cm, CB̂A = 52°.
(a) Find AĈB, given that it is acute. [3]
(b) Find BC. [3]
Question 18 EASY
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows triangle PQR, with PQ = 10 cm, PR = 6 cm,
4
4
0° < QP̂R < 90° and cos(QP̂R) = .
5

(a) Find sin(QP̂R). [2]
(b) Find the area of triangle PQR. [2]
(c) Find QR. [2]
Question 19 EASY
[Maximum mark: 5]
ABCD is a quadrilateral where AB = 9 cm, BC = 12 cm, CD = 11 cm, DA = 8.5 cm and AB̂C = 90°. Find AD̂C,
giving your answer correct to the nearest degree.
Question 20 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
In a triangle ABC, AB = 12 cm and AC = 15 cm. The area of the triangle is 80 cm2 .
(a) Find the two possible values for BÂC. [4]
(b) Given that BÂC is obtuse, find BC. [3]
Question 21 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
(a) Find the length of:
(i) minor arc AB;
(ii) chord AB. [4]
Question 22 EASY
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 7.2 cm.
(a) Find the length of:
(i) minor arc AB;
(ii) chord AB. [4]
Question 23 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
The app logo, for a mobile arcade game, is a sector of a circle of radius 3 cm, shown as shaded in the diagram below. The
area of the logo is 6π cm2 .
(a) Find, in radians, the measure of the angle AOB. [3]
(b) Find the total length of the perimeter of the logo. [2]
Question 24 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
Cabin boy Jim is at the top of a cliff on Tortuga Island, standing 100 m above the sea level, and observes two ships in
the Caribbean sea.
The Black Pearl (P) is at an angle of depression of 25° and the Hispaniola (H) is at an angle of depression of 50°.
The following three dimensional diagram shows the foot of the cliff at O, Jim at J, two ships at P and H, and the angle
POH = 75°.
Find the distance between the two ships, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Question 25 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
Consider a triangle with sides AB = 10 mm and AC = 8 mm. Given that the area of the triangle is 24 mm2 , find the
possible values for the length of [BC].
Question 26 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 8]
AC = 10 cm, BÂC = 35°.
The area of the triangle ABC is 22 cm2 .
(a) Find AB. [3]
(b) Find BC. [3]
(c) Find CB̂ A. [2]
Question 27 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows a cell tower AB 6.4 m tall on the roof of a commercial building. The angle of depression
from A to a point C on the horizontal ground is 49°. The angle of elevation of the top of the building from C is 45°.
Find the height of the building.
Question 28 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows part of a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm.
Points A, B lie on the circle, chord AB has a length of 8 cm and AÔB = θ.
(a) Find the value of θ, giving your answer in radians. [3]

Question 29 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
The following diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC and a sector CBE of a circle with centre C. The point D lies
on [AC] such that [BD] is perpendicular to [AC]. The region R is bounded by [BD], [DE] and arc BFE.
AB = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm, BC = 6 cm.
Find the area of the shaded region R.
Question 30 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
The following diagram shows a radioactivity warning symbol made out of a circle in the centre and three equal blades.
Given that OA = 2 cm, AB = 1 cm, BC = 4 cm, and CÔD = 30°, find the area of the symbol.
Question 31 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
ABC is a triangle of area 32 cm2 . The sides AB and BC have lengths 7 cm and and 12 cm respectively. Find the two
possible lengths of the side AC, giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
Question 32 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 8]
The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm.
The circle is divided into three equal sectors.
Points A, B lie on the circle and AÔB = θ radians.
(a) Find the exact value of θ, giving your answer in terms of π . [2]
The area of the shaded sector AOB is 3π cm2 .
(b) Find the radius of the circle, r. [3]
(c) Find the length of the chord AB. [3]
Question 33 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
The triangle ABC is equilateral of side 5 cm. The point D lies on [BC] such that DC = 2 cm. Find cos(CD̂A).
Question 34 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 8]
π
In a triangle ABC, AB = 3 cm, BC = 5 cm and AĈB = .
6

(a) Find, to three significant figures, the two possible lengths of [AC]. [5]
(b) Find the difference between the areas of the two possible triangles ABC. [3]
Question 35 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows triangle ABC and sector ACD of a circle with centre C.
AC = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm, the area of triangle ABC = 10 3 cm2 .
(a) Find AĈB. [4]
(b) Find the exact area of sector ACD. [3]
Question 36 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
π
The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 9 cm, BC = 6 cm, and AB̂C = .
3

(a) Show that AC = 3 7 cm. [4]
(b) The shape in the following diagram is formed by adding a semicircle with diameter [AC] to the triangle.
Find the exact perimeter of this shape. [3]
Question 37 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
A triangle ABC has a = 10.2 cm, b = 17.5 cm and area 32 cm2 . Find the largest possible perimeter of triangle ABC.
Question 38 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 6]
Points A, B lie on the circle, chord AB has a length of 16 cm.
(a) Find the area of the triangle AOB. [3]
(b) Find the area of the shaded segment. [3]
Question 39 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 5]
The diagram below shows a sector of a circle with radius r where AÔB = x radians
4
and the length of the arc AB is cm.
x
Given that the area of the sector is 27 cm2 , find the length of the arc AB.
Question 40 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius r cm.
(a) Show that OC = r cos 1.2. [1]
(b) The area of the shaded region is 35 cm2 . Find the value of r. [6]

Question 41 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 12]
The following diagram shows three cities A, B and C.
City B is 70 km from A, on a bearing of 130°. City C is 40 km from City B, on bearing of 75°.
(a) Find CB̂ A. [2]
(b) Find the distance from City A to C. [3]
(c) If you wanted to travel from city A directly to City C, find the bearing you would need to travel. [4]
(d) Find the area enclosed by connecting the three cities in a triangle ABC. [3]
Question 42 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 15]
The following diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD.
AB = 12 cm, AD = 4 cm, AĈB = 85°, CB̂A = 38°.
(a) Find AC. [3]
(b) Find the area of triangle ABC. [4]
The area of triangle ABC is three times bigger than the area of triangle ACD.
(c) Find the acute angle CÂD. [5]
(d) Find CD. [3]
Question 43 MEDIUM
[Maximum mark: 15]
The diagram below shows a circle of radius 9 cm. The points A, B, C and D lie on the circle.
AD = 9 cm, DC = 12 cm, BC = 16 cm, AD̂C = 108°, DĈB = 75°.
(a) Find AC. [3]
(b) (i) Find DĈA.
(ii) Hence find AĈB. [5]
(c) Find the area of triangle ACD. [3]
(d) Hence, or otherwise, find the total area of the shaded region. [4]
Question 44 HARD
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows triangle ABC. Point D lies on [AC] so that [DB]
bisects CB̂ A. The area of the triangle ABC is 3 cm2 .
3
AB = 2 7 cm, BC = x cm, and CB̂D = θ, where sin θ =
4

a
Find the value of x in the form of where a and b are positive integers.

Question 45 HARD
[Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the following diagram.
The sides of square ABCD have lengths 4 cm. The midpoint of [AD] is denoted by P. The circular arc AB has centre, M,
the midpoint of [BP].
(a) (i) Find AM.
(ii) Find AM̂ B in radians. [5]
Question 46 HARD
[Maximum mark: 8]
Consider the following diagram.
The sides [AB] and [BC] of the isosceles triangle ABC have lengths 5 cm and the third side [AC] has length 6 cm. The
midpoint of [AC] is denoted by M. The circular arc AC has centre, G, the midpoint of [BM].
(a) (i) Find AG.
(ii) Find MĜA in radians. [5]
Question 47 HARD
[Maximum mark: 16]
Jack sets out for a horse ride from his family ranch at point A. He rides at an average speed of 6.3 km/h for 28 minutes,
on a bearing of 40° from the ranch, until he stops for a break near a spring at point B.
(a) Find the distance from point A to point B. [2]
Jack leaves point B on a bearing of 112° and continues to ride for a distance of 5.8 km until he reaches a river at point
C.
(b) (i) Show that AB̂ C is 108°.
(ii) Find the distance from point A to point C. [5]
(c) Find BĈA. [3]
Jack's brother John wants to ride a horse directly from the ranch to meet Jack at point C.
(d) Find the bearing that John must take to point C. [3]
John rides at an average speed of 12.9 km/h.
(e) Find, to the nearest minute, the time it takes for John to reach point C. [3]
Question 48 HARD
[Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows triangle PQR, with PQ = 8, QR = x and PR = 3x.
^ = 1 , find the area of the triangle.

Given that cos R
3

Give your answer in the form a b where a, b ∈ Z+ .

Question 49 HARD
[Maximum mark: 7]
The diagram below shows the cross section of a cylindrical pipe, 80 cm in length, carrying water. The pipe has a radius
of 15 cm.
The pipe is not at full capacity, such that the chord length of the water level [AB] is 20 cm. Find the volume of water in
the pipe.
Question 50 HARD
[Maximum mark: 15]
The following diagram shows a circular crop field.
The circle has centre O and a radius of 400 m, and the points A, B, C and D lie on the circle. The angle AOB is 1.6
radians.
(a) Find the length of chord AB. [3]
(b) Find the area of triangle AOB. [2]
The angle BOC is 2.5 radians.
(c) Find the length of the minor arc AC. [3]
(d) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]
The shaded region is to be planted with corn. Corn seeds are sold in bags which cost $140 each. One bag is enough for
seeding 8960 m2 .
(e) Find the cost of the corn seeds. [4]
Question 51 HARD
[Maximum mark: 7]
The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 2 cm. Points P and Q lie on the circumference of the
π
circle and PÔQ = 2θ, where 0 < θ < . The tangents to the circle at P and Q intersect at point R.
2

Find the value of θ when the area of the shaded region is equal to the area of sector OPSQ.
Question 52 HARD
[Maximum mark: 6]
The diagram below shows a fenced triangular enclosure in the middle of a grassy field where AC = 3 m, DC = 2 m,
CB̂A = α radians and AĈB = π3 radians.

One end of a rope is attached at point D on the outside edge of the enclosure, and the other end is attached to a goat G.
Given that the rope is 6 m long and the area of field outside the enclosure that the goat is able to graze is 74 m2 , find the
value of α.
Question 53 HARD
[Maximum mark: 12]
In a triangle ABC, BÂC = 60°, AB = (1 − x) cm, AC = (x + 3)2 cm, −3 < x < 1.
(a) Show that the area, A cm2 , of the triangle is given by
3
A= (9 − 3x − 5x2 − x3 ).

4

[2]
dA
(b) (i) Calculate .
dx

dA 1 [3]
(ii) Verify that = 0 when x = − .
dx 3

d2 A 1
(c) (i) Find and hence verify that x = − gives the maximum area of
dx2 3

triangle ABC.
(ii) Calculate the maximum area of triangle ABC.
(iii) Find the length of [BC] when the area of triangle ABC is a maximum. [7]
Question 54 HARD
[Maximum mark: 8]
(a) Given that θ = 18° satisfies the equation 4 sin2 θ + 2 sin θ − 1 = 0, find the value of sin 18°. [2]
(b) Hence find the value of cos 36°. [3]
The following diagram shows the triangle ABC where AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm and CB̂A = 36°.
(c) Find AC in the form a + b 5 cm where a, b ∈ Z.

[3]
Question 55 HARD
[Maximum mark: 6]
(a) Find the set of values of h that satisfy the inequality 2h2 − 3h − 14 > 0. [2]
(b) The triangle ABC is shown in the following diagram.
Given that cos θ > 0.25, find the range of possible values of a. [4]
Question 56 HARD
[Maximum mark: 12]
Peggy owns a rectangular field, 12 m by 5 m. Peggy attaches a rope to a metal post at the upper left corner of her field,
and attaches the other end to her cow Daisy.
(a) Given that the rope is 6 m long, calculate the percentage of Peggy's field that Daisy is able to graze. Give your
answer correct to the nearest percent. [5]
(b) Peggy replaces Daisy's rope with another one of length α m, 5 < α < 12, so that Daisy can now graze exactly
three quarters of Peggy's field.
Show that α satisfies the equation
5
5 α2 − 25 + α2 arcsin( ) = 90.

[5]
(c) Find the value of α. [2]
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May 2022 Past Paper video solutions now available!

Points A, B lie on the circle and AÔB = 1.4 radians.

(a) Find the length of the minor arc AB. [3]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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Points A, B lie on the circle and AÔB = 2.2 radians.

(i) the length of the minor arc AB;

(ii) the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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The following diagram shows triangle PQR.

PR = 20 cm, QR = 11 cm, PR̂Q = 34°.

(a) Find QP. [2]

(b) Find the area of the triangle PQR. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Mark complete

The diameter of a spherical object is 3 × 108 cm.

(a) Write down the radius of the object. [1]

(b) Find the value of a and the value of k . [3]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Mark complete

(a) Find the height of the cone. [2]

Formula Booklet Mark Scheme Solutions Mark complete

In a triangle ABC, AB = 6 cm, BC = 10 cm and CB̂A = 70°.

(a) Find the area of the triangle. [2]

(b) Find AC. [3]

Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.

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In a triangle ABC, AB = 4 cm, BC = 10 cm and CB̂A = 105°.

(a) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [2]

(b) Find AC. [2]

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Points A, B lie on the circle and AÔB = 2.7 radians.

(i) the length of the major arc AB;

(ii) the perimeter of the shaded region. [4]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [3]

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The following diagram shows triangle ABC.

AC = 14 cm, CB̂A = 115°, BÂC = 38°.

(a) Find BC. [3]

(b) Find the area of the triangle ABC. [4]

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A bronze sphere has a radius of 10.5 cm.

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A sphere made out of gold has a radius of 13.2 cm.

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The following diagram shows triangle ABC, with AB = 7 cm, AC = 5 cm,

(a) Find the area of triangle ABC. [2]

(b) Find cos(BÂC). [2]

(c) Find BC. [2]

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AB = 5 cm, AC = 13 cm, BC = 12 cm.

(a) Find BÂC, giving your answer in radians. [2]

(b) Find the area of R. [4]

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The following diagram shows a triangle PQR.

(a) Find cos(2 × PR̂Q). [3]

(b) Given that PQ̂R is acute, Find sin θ.

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Points P, Q lie on the circumference of the circle and PÔQ = 1 radian.

IB Math AA SL Questionbank - Geometry & Shapes

IB Math AA SL Questionbank - Geometry & Shapes

IB Math AA SL Questionbank - Geometry & Shapes

AC = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm, the area of triangle ABC = 10 3 cm2 .