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Arcs & Sectors
Exercise 1
Question 1
[OCR GCSE(9-1) Practice set 1 6H Q7]
OPQ is a sector of a circle, centre O and
radius 9 cm.
Find the perimeter of the sector.
Give your answer in terms of π .
Question 2
[AQA GCSE Nov 2012 2H Q23] The
diagram shows a sector of a circle.
Work out the area of the sector.
Give your answer to a suitable degree
of accuracy.
Question 3
[Edexcel GCSE June2003-5H Q15]
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The diagram shows a sector of a circle,
centre O. The radius of the circle is 9
cm. The angle at the centre of the circle
is 40°.
Find the perimeter of the sector.
Leave your answer in terms of π .
Question 4
[Edexcel IGCSE June2010-4H Q17] The
diagram shows a sector of a circle, radius
45 cm, with angle 84°.
Calculate the area of the sector. Give
your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.
Question 5
[AQA GCSE June 2016 2H Q17] The
diagram shows a sector of a circle.
The radius is 7 cm .
Work out the perimeter of the shape.
Question 6
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[AQA GCSE Nov 2016 1H Q21] This

shape is made from two identical sectors.

Angle AOB=50° Sector OAB has area

20 π cm2

Calculate the perimeter of sector OAB .

Work out the perimeter of the shape.
Give your answer correct to 3
Give your answer in terms of π .
significant figures.

Question 7
[OCR GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 6H Q8] The
design below is made from two sectors of
circles, centre O .
Question 1
[Edexcel GCSE March2013-2H Q19] OAB is
a sector of a circle, centre O.
The radius of the circle is 15 cm.
The angle of the sector is 30°.

Calculate the area of sector OAB.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.

Calculate the perimeter of the shaded

part. Give your answer correct to 3
significant figures.

Exercise 2

Test Your Understanding

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2016-4H Q24] The
diagram shows sector OAB of a circle,
centre O .

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Question 2
[OCR GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 5H Q12] AOB is
a sector of a circle, centre O and radius 6
cm.
The length of arc AB is 5 π cm.
Find the area of the sector.
Give your answer in terms of π .
Question 3
[OCR GCSE June 2016 3H Q20] OAB is a
sector of a circle, centre O.
Angle AOB = 120°.
The area of sector OAB is 3 π m2.
Find, in terms of π , the length of the arc
AB.
Question 4
(note: sine/cosine rule knowledge required)
[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2018 3H Q16] Here
is a shaded shape ABCD .
The shape is made from a triangle and a
sector of a circle, centre O and radius 6
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cm. OCD is a straight line. AD=14 cm
Angle AOD=140 Angle OAD=24
Calculate the perimeter of the shape. Give
your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Question 5
[Edexcel IGCSE Nov2009-3H Q18] In the
diagram, a sector of a circle of radius 12 cm
is shaded. The area of the sector is
2
112 π cm . Calculate the value of x .
Question 6
[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) June 2017 3H Q18] A ,
B and C are points on a circle of radius 5
cm, centre O . DA and DC are tangents
to the circle. DO = 9 cm
Work out the length of arc ABC . Give your
answer correct to 3 significant figures.
Question 7
[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock
Set 3 Autumn 2017 2H
Q19] The diagram shows
a sector of a circle of
radius 9 cm.
The sector has a
perimeter of 25 cm. Work out the value of

x. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal
Question 8
[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017
2H Q20] OAC is a sector of a
circle, centre O , radius 10 m.
BA is the tangent to the circle
at point A . BC is the tangent
to the circle at point C . Angle
°
AOC=120
Calculate the area of the shaded region.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.
Question 9
[Edexcel IGCSE(9-1) Jan2019(R)2H Q22]
OPQ is a sector of a circle, centre OOAB
is a sector of a circle, centre O . A is the
point on OP such that OA : AP=3 :2 B is
the point on OQ such that OB : BQ=3 :2
Angle POQ=45° . The area of the shaded
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region is π cm2
2
Work out the perimeter of the shaded
region. Give your answer in terms of π .
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place.
Question 10
[Edexcel GCSE Nov2015-2H Q20]
Here are two watch faces, A and B.
Both watch faces are circular with radius 2
cm. The materials used to make both
watch faces have the same thickness. A is
made entirely of plastic. B has a 20° sector
of metal and a 340° sector of plastic.
The ratio of the cost per cm2 of the metal
to the cost per cm2 of the plastic is 3 : 2
Work out the ratio of the cost of the
materials for A to the cost of the materials
for B. Give your answer in its simplest
form. You must show all your working.
Question 11
[Edexcel GCSE June2007-6H Q25b
Edited] Here is the net of a
cone.
The net is a sector of a
circle, centre O, and radius
15 cm.
Reflex angle AOB = 216°
The net makes a cone of
slant height 15 cm. Work out the vertical
height of the cone.
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