INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Mathematics: applications and interpretation

MAI

EXERCISES [MAI 3.5]

ARCS AND SECTORS

Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

A. Paper 1 questions (SHORT)

1. [Maximum mark: 8]
O is the centre of the circle which has a radius of 10 cm. The size of AÔB is 60°.

A B

(a) Find the lengths of the minor arc AB and of the major arc AB. [3]
(b) Find the areas of the minor sector (shaded region) and of the major sector. [3]
(c) Find the perimeters of the minor sector (shaded region) and of the major sector. [2]

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2. [Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a circle of centre O, and radius 15 cm. The arc ACB
subtends an angle of 90° at the centre O.

(a) Find the length of the arc ACB; [2]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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3. [Maximum mark: 7]
The circle shown has centre O and radius 3.9 cm. The angle AOB is 100°.

(a) Find the length AB. [3]

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. [4]

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4. [Maximum mark: 8]
The diagram shows two concentric circles with centre O.

60°

The radius of the smaller circle is 8 cm, the radius of the larger circle is 10 cm.
Points A, B and C are on the circumference of the larger circle such that AÔB is 60°.

(a) Find the length of the arc ACB. [2]

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

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5. [Maximum mark: 4]
O is the centre of the circle which has a radius of 5.4 cm.

A B

The area of the shaded sector OAB is 21.6 cm2. Find the length of the minor arc AB.

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6. [Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a circle of centre O, and radius r. The shaded sector
OACB has an area of 27 cm2. Angle AÔB = θ = 70°.
A
C

B
r
O

(a) Find the radius. [4]

(b) Calculate the length of the minor arc ACB. [2]

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7. [Maximum mark: 6]
The diagram below shows a circle centre O, with radius r.

40°

The length of arc ABC is 3π cm and AÔC = 40°.

(a) Find the value of r. [2]
(b) Find the perimeter of sector OABC. [2]
(c) Find the area of sector OABC. [2]

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8. [Maximum mark: 6]
The following diagram shows a circle with radius r and centre O. The points A, B and C

are on the circle and AÔC = .

The area of the sector OAB is 180 cm2, the length of the arc AB is 24 cm.
(a) Find the value of r and of θ.
(b) Find the perimeter of the sector OABC.

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9. [Maximum mark: 10]

The diagram below shows a sector AOB of a circle of radius 15 cm and centre O. The
angle θ at the centre of the circle is 120°.

Diagram not to scale

(a) Calculate the area of the sector AOB. [2]

(b) Calculate the area of the triangle AOB. [2]
(c) Calculate the area of the shaded region. [1]
(d) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded region. [5]

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10. [Maximum mark: 4]

In the following diagram, O is the centre of the circle and (AT) is the tangent to the circle
at T.

Diagram not to scale

If OA = 12 cm, and the circle has a radius of 6 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

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11. [Maximum mark: 6]

The diagram below shows a circle of radius 5 cm with centre O. Points A and B are on
the circle, and AÔB is 50°. The point N is on [OB] so that [AN] is perpendicular to [OB].

5 cm
50°
0.8
O B
N

Find the area of the shaded region.

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12. [Maximum mark: 6]

The diagrams show a circular sector of radius 10 cm and angle θ which is formed into a
cone of slant height 10 cm. The vertical height h of the cone is equal to the radius r of
its base.

10cm

10cm
h

(a) Show that the value of r is 5 2 [2]

(b) Find the length of the circumference of the circular base of the cone. [1]
(c) Hence, find the value of angle θ. [3]

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13. [Maximum mark: 6]

The diagram below shows a triangle and two arcs of circles.
The triangle ABC is a right-angled isosceles triangle, with AB = AC = 2. The point P is
the midpoint of [BC].
The arc BDC is part of a circle with centre A.
The arc BEC is part of a circle with centre P.

E
B

P
2

A 2 C

(a) Calculate the area of the segment BDCP. [3]

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

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B. Paper 2 questions (LONG)

14. [Maximum mark: 13] [with GDC]

The diagram below shows a circle, centre O, with a radius 12 cm. The chord AB
subtends at an angle of 75° at the centre. The tangents to the circle at A and at B meet
at P.

A
12 cm

P diagram not to
O 75º scale

(a) Using the cosine rule, show that the length of AB is 12 21 – cos 75 . [2]

(b) Find the length of BP. [3]

(c) Hence find
(i) the area of triangle OBP; (ii) the area of triangle ABP. [4]
(d) Find the area of sector OAB. [2]
(e) Find the area of the shaded region. [2]

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15. [Maximum mark: 14]

The following diagram shows a sector OACB of centre O, and radius 1 m. AÔB is 50°.

(a) Find the length of the major arc ACB. [3]

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

The following diagram shows a solid made from a cylinder from which a wedge was
removed. The length of the cylinder is 8 m and the cross-section of the solid is as in the
diagram above.

1m

8m

(c) Find the volume of the solid. [2]

(d) Find the total surface area of the solid. [6]

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16. [Maximum mark: 13]

The following diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm.

20° 40°

diagram not to scale

The points A, B and C lie on the circle. The point D is outside the circle, on (OC).
Angle ADC = 20° and angle AOC = 40°.
(a) Find AD. [3]
(b) Find OD. [4]
(c) Find the area of sector OABC. [2]
(d) Find the area of region ABCD. [4]

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