GEOMETRY

Types and Properties of Angles

Straight angles measure exactly 180°.
Right angles measure exactly 90°.
Acute angles are less than 90°.
Obtuse angles are greater than 90° but less than 180°.
Reflex angles are greater than 180° but less than 360°.

Adjacent Angles
Two angles which share the same vertex and have a common side are called adjacent angles.

Complementary Angles
Complementary angles are two angles which when summed equals 90°.

Supplementary Angles
Supplementary angles are two angles which when summed equals 180°.

Angles at a Point Angles on a straight line

Angles at a point add up to 360°. Angles on a straight line add up to 180o.

Vertically Opposite Angles Alternate Angles

Vertically opposite angles are equal in magnitude. Alternate angles are equal in magnitude

Corresponding Angles Consecutive Interior (Co-interior) Angles

Corresponding angles are equal in magnitude. Co-interior angles add up to 180o.

Triangles (Angles add up to 180o)

 Equilateral Triangle: All three sides/angles equal in size.  Right-Angled Triangles have one right angle.

 Isosceles Triangle: Two sides/angles equal in size.  Obtuse-Angled Triangles have one obtuse angle.

 Scalene Triangle: No sides/angles equal in size.  Acute-Angled Triangles have three acute angles.

CSEC Mathematics Worksheet Compiled by Melissa Harrichandsingh

 PAST PAPER QUESTIONS

R P 1) June 2010
T 115o o
x U Determine, giving a reason for EACH of your answers, the value of
(i) x [2] (ii) y [2]

V 54o yo
Q S W

2) Jan 2014 3) June 2016

Calculate, giving reasons for your answer, the value of x, Calculate, giving reasons for your answer, the value
y and z. [6] of x, y and w. [6]

4) Jan 2012
J The diagram shown below shows TWO triangles, JKL and MLP, with JK
parallel to ML. LM = MP, KLP is a straight line, angle JLM = 22o and
angle LMP =36o.
M Calculate, giving reasons for your answers, the measure of EACH of
36o the following:
(i) ∠𝑀𝐿𝑃
(ii) ∠𝐿𝐽𝐾
(iii) ∠𝐽𝐾𝐿
22o
(iv) ∠𝐾𝐿𝐽 [4]
K L P
K
40o

5) June 2006
In the quadrilateral KLMN, not drawn to scale, LM = LN = LK, ∠𝐾𝐿𝑀 =
140𝑜 , and ∠𝐿𝐾𝑁 = 40𝑜 .
140o N
Giving the reasons for each step of your answer, calculate the size of L

M
 (i) ∠𝐿𝑁𝐾 [2]
(ii) ∠𝑁𝐿𝑀 [2]
(iii) ∠𝐾𝑁𝑀 [2]
A 6) Jan 2008
The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = AD,
∠𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 90𝑜 and ∠𝐷𝐵𝐶 = 42𝑜 . AB is parallel to DC.

Calculate, giving reasons for your answers, the size of EACH of the following
angles.
B D
42o (i) ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶
(ii) ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷
(iii) ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 [6]

C
7) June 2017
PTRS, not drawn to scale, is a quadrilateral. Q is a point on PT
such that QT = QR = QP. Angle QRT=76o.

Determine, giving a reason for each step of your answer, the

measure of
(i) angle RQT [2]
(ii) angle PRT [2]
(iii) angle SPT, given that angle SRT= 145o and
angle PSR = 100o [2]

POLYGONS
A polygon is any figure joined by straight lines.
Regular polygons have all sides and all angles equal.

Name of Polygon Number of Sides

Triangle 3
Quadrilateral 4 Interior Angles of a Polygon
Pentagon 5 The sum of all the interior angles of a polygon with ‘n’
6 sides is found using the formula:
7 (n – 2) x 180°
8
Exterior Angles of a Polygon
9
The sum of all the exterior angles of any polygon =360o
10

A B
108o
8) June 2005
In the diagram shown, not drawn to scale, ABCDE is a pentagon. AE is
parallel to CD.
yo
Calculate the size of the angle marked 80o C
(i) xo E

xo 57o
D
 (ii) yo [4]

Show all steps in your calculations and give reasons for your answers.

QUADRILATERALS
A quadrilateral is any figure, joined by four straight lines.

Properties of
Quadrilaterals:
-Four sides.
-Four vertices (corners).
-Interior angles sum to 360°.
-Exterior angles sum to 360°.

Rectangle
All four angles are right angles.
Opposite sides are equal and parallel.
Diagonals are equal in length and bisect each other.

Rhombus
All four sides are equal.
Opposite sides are parallel.
Opposite angles are equal.
Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

Square
All four sides are equal.
All four angles are right angles.
Opposite sides are parallel.
Diagonals are equal in length.
Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

Parallelogram
Opposite sides are equal and parallel.
Opposite angles are equal.
Diagonals bisect each other.

Trapezium
One pair of opposite sides are parallel.

Special trapeziums are the isosceles trapezium and the right trapezium.

Kite
Two pairs of adjacent sides, which are equal in length
Diagonals intersect at right angles
One pair of equal opposite angles
 One diagonal is bisected by the other
Two pairs of congruent triangles are formed

SIMILAR TRIANGLES
Congruent triangles have the same dimensions (area, angles and side lengths).

Similar Triangles have the same sized angles. The ratio of corresponding sides is the same.

1) The picture below shows two similar right triangles. Find the exact value of x.

2) Find the value of x based on the figure below.

3) Find the value of x based on the figure below.

Pythagoras’ Theorem
In a right angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is c
a
equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 = 𝒄𝟐 b

Find the length of the missing side using Pythagoras’ Theorem.

(1) (3)
(2) 30m
x
6cm

35m
x
100m
12cm (6) x
(4) 8cm (5) 21m
x
49cm

11mm
25cm

x 68cm
x

3.2mm
AREA OF A TRIANGLE
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 2 𝑏ℎ b is the base of the triangle
h is the height of the triangle.

Heron’s Formula
(𝑎+𝑏+𝑐)
Given three sides 𝑠 = 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐)
2

(1) (2) (3)

14cm
3m
7cm 10m
5cm 20cm

6cm 9m 16cm

Sine Area Formula

1
Given two sides and the angle between them 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 2 𝑎 𝑏 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐶
(1) (2) (3)

50cm
18cm 55o
20cm
15cm 75cm
80o
46o
66cm
15cm

PAST PAPER QUESTIONS (CONTINUED)

9) June 2011
The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a ∆ OMN, and its image, ∆OM’N’ under an enlargement with centre, O,
and scale factor, k. Angle ONM=90o.

Using the dimensions shown in the diagram, calculate

(i) the value of k, the scale factor of the enlargement [1]
(ii) the length of OM [1]
(iii) the length of OM’ [2]
 N’

16cm
N

6cm 8cm

O M M’

10) June 2015

In the diagram, not drawn to scale, AEC and ADB are straight lines.
<ABC =<ADE= 90o.
AC = 10m, AB = 8m and DB = 3.2m
i) Calculate the length of BC. [2]
ii) Explain why triangles ABC and ADE are similar. [1]
iii) Determine the length of DE. [3]

A 11) Jan 2013

D E
54o
B C
In the diagram, not drawn to scale, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB=AC and
angle ABC =54o. DE is parallel to BC.
(i) Calculate, giving a reason for your answer, the measure of:
a) ∠BAC
b) ∠AED [4]
(ii) Explain why triangles ABC and ADE are similar but not congruent. [2]

A 12) Jan 2012 (See Jan 2018 for a very similar question)
The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a regular hexagon with centre, O,
5cm O and AO = 5cm.

(i) Determine the size of Angle AOB. [2]

B
(ii) Calculate, to the nearest whole number, the area of the hexagon. [3]

13) Jan 2016

The figure below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle
with centre O.
The radius of the circle is 21cm and angle HOK: 40o.
22
Use 𝜋 = 7 Hint:
Determine Area of Sector
(i) the area of the minor sector HOK [2] 𝜃
(ii) the area of triangle HOK [3] = 360 𝜋𝑟 2
 (iii) the area of the shaded segment [2]

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