Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Angles

Angles — practice question

The drawings are not to scale. (a) Triangle ABC is isosceles. BCD lies on one straight line. The exterior angle at C is $118^\circ$. (b) A regular 10-sided polygon. (c) E, F and G are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O. JGH is tangent to the circle. The angle at G between the tangent and the chord is $58^\circ$. (d) In the diagram, AG and AF are straight lines. BC and DE are parallel. (e) PQR is a right-angled triangle with PQ = 21 cm, QR = 28 cm, and the right angle is at Q.
(a)[2]

Find the size of $a$.

(b)[3]

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

(c)[2]

Find the values of $x$ and $y$.

(d)[2]

Find angle $CED$ and explain why your answer is correct.

(e)[2]

Calculate the value of $PR$.

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