Angles in Polygons & Parallel Lines (OCR GCSE Maths: Foundation): Exam Questions

Exam code: J560

2 hours42 questions
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Triangle ABC is isosceles.
Angle ABC = 32° and AB = AC.

Find angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ................................................. 

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Work out the value of x.
Give a geometrical reason for your answer.

x = .................... because .......................................................................

3
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A student measures the angles in a triangle as 55°, 85° and 50°.

Explain why the student is incorrect.

4
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The diagram shows an isosceles triangle.

Find the value of x.

x = ................................................. 

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ABC is a straight line.

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Find the value of y.

y = ...................................................

6
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Work out the size of one interior angle of a regular 16-sided polygon.

7
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Work out the size of one interior angle of a regular 9-sided polygon.

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i) Write down the mathematical name for an 8-sided polygon.

[1]

ii) Work out the size of an interior angle of a regular 24-sided polygon.

[2]

9
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Find the size of one interior angle of a regular octagon.

10a
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The diagram shows two parallel lines and a straight line crossing them.

Write down, using letters from a to g,

the angle that is alternate to angle X,

10b
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the angle that is corresponding to angle X.

11
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Find the size of one interior angle of a regular 10-sided polygon.

12
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Work out the size of one interior angle of a regular polygon with 20 sides.

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The diagram shows an isosceles triangle and a straight line.
Work out the value of w.

w=...............................[2]

2a
1 mark

The diagram shows triangle PQR.

The side QR is extended to point S.

Angle QPR=65° and angle PQR=80°.

A triangle PQR with vertex labels. Angle at P is marked 65°, angle at Q is marked 80°. The side QR is extended beyond R to a point S, forming a straight line QRS.

Find the size of angle PRQ.

2b
1 mark

Find the size of angle PRS.

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Work out the value of w.
Give reasons for your answer.

w = ............................ because ....................................................................................................

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QRS is an isosceles triangle and PQR is a straight line.

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Find the value of z.

z = ................................................... 

5
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ABC is an isosceles triangle.
BCD is a straight line.

Find the value of a.

a = .............................................. 

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ABC is a straight line and BCD is an isosceles triangle.
Find the value of x.

x = ................................................. 

7
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3 marks
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In the triangle ABC, AB = AC and angle BAC = 38°.

BCD is a straight line.

Work out angle ACD.

Angle ACD = .................................................. 

8a
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A triangle is isosceles.
One of its angles is 96°.

Find the other two angles.

........................ and ........................ 

8b
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Find the value of x.

x = ................................................... 

9
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The diagram shows a triangle drawn between a pair of parallel lines.

Find the value of x and the value of y.

x = ..............................y = ..............................

10
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A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 20°.

Work out the number of sides of this polygon.

11
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The diagram shows two parallel lines and two straight lines.

i) Find the value of a.

Give a reason for your answer.

a = ................ because ..................................................................................................... [2]

ii) Find the value of b.
Give a reason for your answer.

b = ................ because ......................................................................................................[2]

iii) Find the value of c.

c = ................................................. [2]

12a
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In the diagram, AB is parallel to CD.

Find the value of x.
Give a geometrical reason for your answer.

x= ......................... because ....................................

12b
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Work out the value of y.
Give a geometrical reason for your answer.

y =.................because ......................

13
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Work out the value of

i) x,

x=..........................[1]

ii) y.

y =...........................[1]

14
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The diagram shows a triangle between two parallel lines, AB and CD.

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Find the value of

i) v,

v=............................. [1]

ii) w,

w=............................. [1]

iii) y.

y = .............................  [1]

15
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Complete the statements.

a = ............................ because ............................   

b = ........................... because ............................ 

1
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Three regular polygons meet at a point.

One is a regular pentagon and another is a square.

Three regular polygons meeting at a single vertex. Working clockwise from the top: a regular pentagon, a square, and a third regular polygon (drawn with its far edges as wavy/jagged lines to suggest it continues off the page). The shared central vertex is highlighted with a dot. Floating text "Not to scale" sits at the top-right of the diagram.

Find the number of sides of the third polygon.

You must show your working.

2
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The diagram shows a trapezium.

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Work out the value of x.

x = ..................................................

3
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Kim knows that one angle of an isosceles triangle is 48°.
He says that one of the other angles must be 66°.

Explain why Kim is wrong.

4
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The diagram shows triangle PRS and a straight line QS. Q is a point on PR.
Angle QRS = 25°, angle RSQ = 32° and PS = QS.

i) Find angle PQS.

Angle PQS = ................................................... [2]

ii) Find angle PSR.

Angle PSR = ................................................... [2]

5
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4 marks

The diagram shows a triangle.

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Use the diagram to write down an equation and solve it to find the value of x.

x = .................................. [4]

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The diagram shows an isosceles triangle, ABC.
BCD is a straight line.

Find the value of x.

x = ................................ [2]

7
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ABCD is a rectangle.
AE is parallel to DBF.

Find the value of x and the value of y.

x = ......................................................
y = ................................................. .....

8
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3 marks
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Two regular octagons and a square meet at point P.
Show, by calculation, that the three interior angles at P add up to 360°.

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The diagram shows two pairs of parallel lines.

Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c.

a = ................................................. b = ................................................. c = ................................................. 

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4 marks

The diagram shows part of a different regular polygon.

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e is an exterior angle.
i is an interior angle.
The ratio e : i=2:13.

i) Work out angle e.

[3]

ii) Work out the number of sides of this regular polygon.

[1]

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ABCDE is a pentagon.


Explain why the diagram shows that the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 540°.
Do not measure any angles.

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In the diagram  AG and AF are straight lines.
Lines BC and DE are parallel.

Find angle CED and give a reason for your answer.

Angle CED = ................................. because ...................................

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The diagram shows two regular pentagons.
Pentagon FGHJK is an enlargement of pentagon ABCDE, centre O.

Find angle AEK.

Angle AEK = .............................. 

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In the diagram, ABC is a straight line. AD is parallel to BE, angle BAD = 34° and AB = BD.

i) Complete the statements.

a) p = ................ because ................................

[2]

b) q = ................ because .................................

[2]

ii) Work out the value of r and the value of s.

r = ....................   
  s = .................... [2]

iii) Find the value of t and give a reason for your answer.

t =................ because ........................

[2]

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Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 162°.

Calculate the number of sides of the polygon.