OCR GCSE Mathematics (J560)
GCSE Maths
Answer sheet
Geometry and measures
Separate mark scheme — do not issue with the student worksheet
Time guide: — · Questions: 32 · Total marks: 73
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1. A triangle has sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm. Show that it is right-angled.
[3 marks]
- Pythagoras converse
- Final answer: 5²+12²=13² = 169
2. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with legs 12 cm and 8 cm.
[3 marks]
- √(l² + w²)
- Final answer: 14.42 cm
3. A circle has radius 9 cm. Find the circumference. Use π = 3.14.
[2 marks]
- C = 2πr
- Final answer: 56.52 cm
4. The same circle has radius 9 cm. Find the area. Use π = 3.14.
[2 marks]
- A = πr²
- Final answer: 254.34 cm²
5. A rectangle is 12 cm by 8 cm. Find the area and the perimeter.
[2 marks]
- Final answer: Area 96 cm², perimeter 40 cm
6. Find the volume of a cuboid 12 cm × 8 cm × 4 cm.
7. A cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 12 cm. Find the volume. Leave π in your answer.
[3 marks]
- πr²h
- Final answer: 108π cm³
8. The area of a trapezium is ½(a + b)h. a = 10, b = 14, h = 5. Find the area.
9. Describe the transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B if B is a reflection of A in the line x = 2.
[2 marks]
- Reflection in the line x = 2
10. A shape is enlarged by scale factor 3 from the origin. What happens to lengths and to area?
11. A map scale is 1 : 200. A path is 8 cm on the map. Find the real length in metres.
[2 marks]
- 8 × 200 = 1600 cm = 16 m
- Final answer: 16 m
12. Find the interior angle of a regular hexagon.
[2 marks]
- (6−2)×180 / 6
- Final answer: 120°
13. The exterior angle of a regular polygon is 30°. How many sides does it have?
14. Work out the missing angle in a triangle with angles 47° and 66°.
[1 mark]
- Angles in a triangle sum to 180°
- Final answer: 67°
15. Corresponding angles on parallel lines: one is 76°. Write the corresponding angle and an allied/co-interior angle.
[2 marks]
- Final answer: Corresponding 76°,Co-interior 104°
16. A sector has radius 9 cm and angle 90°. Find the arc length. Leave π in your answer.
[3 marks]
- Fraction of the circumference
- Final answer: 0.5πr = 4.5π cm
17. Find the area of the same 90° sector. Leave π in your answer.
[2 marks]
- Quarter of πr²
- Final answer: 20.25π cm²
18. SOHCAHTOA: in a right triangle, opposite = 5, hypotenuse = 13. Find sin θ.
19. A right-angled triangle has an angle of 30° and the opposite side is 8 cm. Find the hypotenuse.
[2 marks]
- sin 30° = 1/2 = opposite/hypotenuse
- Final answer: 16 cm
20. A ladder of length 5 m leans against a wall. The foot is 1.4 m from the wall. How high up the wall does it reach?
[3 marks]
- Pythagoras
- Final answer: 4.80 m
21. Write the circle theorems: angle in a semicircle, and angle at the centre.
[3 marks]
- Angle in a semicircle is 90°
- Angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference
22. Find the surface area of a cube of side 7 cm.
23. A triangular prism has triangle 3-4-5 and length 12 cm. Find the volume.
[3 marks]
- Area of triangle × length
- Final answer: 72 cm³
24. Describe a rotation of 90° clockwise about (0, 0) applied to the point (2, 1).
25. The bearing of B from A is 060°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
[2 marks]
- Add 180°
- Final answer: 240°
26. Find the midpoint of (2, 5) and (8, 13).
[2 marks]
- Average the coordinates
- Final answer: (5, 9)
27. Find the distance between (0, 0) and (6, 8).
[2 marks]
- 3-4-5 scaled by 2
- Final answer: 10
28. Explain why SSA is not a congruence condition for triangles.
[2 marks]
- Two triangles can have two sides and a non-included angle equal and not be congruent / ambiguous case
29. A cone has radius 3 cm and slant height 5 cm. Find the curved surface area. Leave π in your answer.
30. Triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF. AB = 6 cm, DE = 9 cm, BC = 10 cm.
31. Write the exact values of sin 30°, cos 60° and tan 45°.
32. A OCR geometry 4-mark question often needs a reason at each step. Give two acceptable circle-theorem reasons you should write.
[2 marks]
- Angle in a semicircle is 90°
- Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral sum to 180°