Lesson G18

G18 Arc lengths, sector angles and sector areas Quiz: AQA Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. A sector has radius 6 cm and angle 60 degrees. What is its arc length, in terms of π?

    • π cm
    • 2π cm
    • 12π cm
    • 6π cm
  2. A sector has radius 6 cm and angle 60 degrees. What is its area, in terms of π?

    • 3π cm²
    • 6π cm²
    • 12π cm²
    • 36π cm²
  3. A sector has radius 10 cm and angle 90 degrees. Using π = 3.14, what is its arc length?

    • 15.7 cm
    • 31.4 cm
    • 25.1 cm
    • 7.85 cm
  4. A sector has radius 10 cm and angle 90 degrees. Using π = 3.14, what is its area?

    • 157 cm²
    • 314 cm²
    • 39.3 cm²
    • 78.5 cm²
  5. A sector has radius 4 cm and angle 135 degrees. What is its arc length, in terms of π?

    • 8π cm
    • 3π cm
    • 1.5π cm
    • 4.5π cm
  6. A sector of radius 10 cm has arc length 5π cm. What is its angle?

    • 90 degrees
    • 180 degrees
    • 60 degrees
    • 45 degrees
  7. A sector has radius 9 cm and angle 40 degrees. What is its area, in terms of π?

    • 18π cm²
    • 9π cm²
    • 81π cm²
    • 4.5π cm²
  8. A sector has an area of 16π cm² and an angle of 90 degrees. What is its radius?

    • 32 cm
    • 16 cm
    • 4 cm
    • 8 cm
  9. A sector has radius 5 cm and angle 72 degrees. What is its perimeter in exact form?

    • (π + 10) cm
    • (10π + 2) cm
    • (2π + 5) cm
    • (2π + 10) cm
  10. Which formula gives the arc length of a sector with angle θ and radius r?

    • (θ/360) × 2πr
    • θ × r²
    • (θ/360) × πr²
    • (θ/180) × πr
  11. Which formula gives the area of a sector with angle θ and radius r?

    • (θ/180) × r²
    • θ × πr
    • (θ/360) × 2πr
    • (θ/360) × πr²
  12. A sector has radius 12 cm and angle 30 degrees. Using π = 3.14, what is its arc length?

    • 6.28 cm
    • 3.14 cm
    • 37.7 cm
    • 12.56 cm
  13. A sector has radius 3 cm and angle 120 degrees. What is its area, in terms of π?

    • 9π cm²
    • 6π cm²
    • 3π cm²
    • π cm²
  14. A sector of radius 6 cm has arc length 4π cm. What is its angle?

    • 120 degrees
    • 60 degrees
    • 30 degrees
    • 240 degrees
  15. A sector has angle 80 degrees and arc length 8π cm. What is its radius?

    • 6.4 cm
    • 9 cm
    • 18 cm
    • 36 cm
  16. (H) A sector has an area equal to a quarter of a circle of radius 8 cm. What is the sector area, in terms of π?

    • 64π cm²
    • 8π cm²
    • 32π cm²
    • 16π cm²
  17. A sector of angle 150 degrees has arc length 5π cm. What is its radius?

    • 12 cm
    • 6 cm
    • 5 cm
    • 30 cm
  18. What is the arc length of a sector with radius 2 cm and angle 180 degrees, in terms of π?

    • π cm
    • 2π cm
    • 8π cm
    • 4π cm
  19. Which is longer, the arc or the chord joining the same two points on a circle?

    • They are only equal for semicircles
    • The chord is always longer than the arc
    • The arc is always longer than the chord
    • They are always equal
  20. A slice of pizza is a sector with angle 45 degrees and radius 12 cm. What is its area, in terms of π?

    • 144π cm²
    • 36π cm²
    • 9π cm²
    • 18π cm²

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