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Pack A answers · Pack B answers · Problem-solving worked solutions
Pack A — Answers
Bronze
1.5 cm
2.
3.
4.Yes — right-angled
5.6
6.Rational: 5, , . Irrational: .
7.≈ 7.1
8.15 cm
9.
10.8 cm
11.160 cm³
12.96 cm²
13. cm³
14.24 cm²
15.35 cm²
16.108 cm³
17. cm³
18. cm³
19.108 cm²
20. cm²
21.
22.Opp = ; adj = ; hyp = 10
23.
24.
25.6
26.4 cm
27.1
28.5
29. or
30.Third side = 5;
Silver
31.
32.5
33.
34.
35.5
36.
37.13
38.24 cm
39.
40.
41.600 cm³
42.224 cm²
43. cm²
44.
45.9 cm
46.96 cm³
47. cm
48.(a) (b)
49.0.4 m
50.(a) 0.25 m³ (b) 250 000 cm³
51.
52.5.74 cm
53.4.62 cm
54.(a) 10 (b) ≈ 53.1°
55.≈ 32°
56.8.66
57. m
58.(a) 28.1° (b) 17
59.≈ 68.7 m
60.
Gold
61.
62. ≈ 7.81 cm
63.≈ 16.16
64.Side ; area 50
65. m
66.
67.
68.10 cm
69. ✓
70. m ≈ 6.93
71.600 cm³
72.
73. cm
74.18 cm
75. cm²
76.(a) cm² (b) cm²
77.
78.
79.12 cm
80.(a) 500 m³ (b) 500 000 L
81.7.50 m
82.≈ 21.8°
83.Opp 4, adj
84.≈ 367 m
85.(a) Opp ≈ 5.74, adj ≈ 8.19 (b) ≈ 23.5
86.
87.≈ 46.58 cm
88.≈ 1.40 cm
89.Legs and
90.(a) 8.66 km (b) 5 km
Platinum
91.≈ 21.8°
92.
93., B ≈ 40.99 m
94.
95.
96.(a) 12 cm (b) 60 cm²
97. cm²
98. (or swap)
99. m
100.Yes — ? No: . So not right-angled this way. Try: longest side → squared 32. Other squares 8 + 18 = 26. Not equal. So NOT right-angled.
101. cm³
102.(a) 3 cm (b) × 8
103.
104.(a) 36 036 m² (b) ≈ 179.4 m
105.
106.
107.≈ 4.9 cm
108.432 cm³
109.√(25 + 9) = √34 ≈ 5.83 m (to midpoint of 8 m side)
110.
111.(a) 4 (b) (c) ≈ 71.6°
112.4 and cm
113. m; B ≈ 40.99 m
114.≈ 42.5 m
115.≈ 0.43 m
116.
117.≈ 53.1°
118.12 cm
119.(a) ≈ 96.6 m (b) ≈ 25.9 m
120.≈ 60°
Pack B — Answers
Bronze
1.10 cm
2.
3.
4.Yes
5.10
6.Same.
7.≈ 5.5
8.17 cm
9.
10.12 cm
11.180 cm³
12.294 cm²
13. cm³
14.60 cm²
15.40 cm²
16.64 cm³
17. cm³
18. cm³
19.132 cm²
20. cm²
21.
22.Same scaled by 12/10.
23.
24.
25.12
26.6 cm
27.
28. ≈ 17.32
29.
30.Third = 15;
Silver
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.10
36.
37.10
38.30 cm
39.
40.
41.360 cm³
42.144 cm²
43. cm²
44.Same.
45.12 cm
46.120 cm³
47.2 cm
48.(a) (b)
49.0.5 m
50.(a) 5 m³ (b) 5 000 000 cm³
51.
52.9.19 cm
53.5 cm
54.(a) 13 (b) ≈ 67.4°
55.≈ 55°
56.6
57. m
58.(a) 36.9° (b) 5
59.≈ 42.8 m
60.≈ 16.3°
Gold
61.
62. ≈ 10.77 cm
63.≈ 18.38
64.Side ; area 98
65.12 m
66.
67.
68.13 cm
69.Same approach.
70.4 m
71.360 cm³
72.
73. cm
74.27 cm
75. cm²
76.(a) cm² (b) cm²
77.Same.
78.
79.10 cm
80.(a) 675 m³ (b) 675 000 L
81.16.66 m
82.≈ 21.8°
83.Opp 6, adj
84.≈ 875 m
85.(a) Opp ≈ 9.00, adj ≈ 10.72 (b) ≈ 48.2
86.
87.≈ 32.71 cm
88.Same.
89.Both legs
90.(a) 4 km (b) 6.93 km
Platinum
91.≈ 21.8°
92.Same.
93., B ≈ 46.90
94.
95.
96.(a) 24 cm (b) 168 cm²
97. cm²
98.
99.Same.
100.Check.
101. cm³
102.Same.
103.Same.
104.(a) 31 200 m² (b) ≈ 152.6 m
105.
106.
107.≈ 6.2 cm
108.200 cm³
109.√(36 + 4) = √40 ≈ 6.32 m
110.Same.
111.(a) 5 (b) 13 (c) ≈ 67.4°
112.6 and cm
113.; B ≈ 46.9
114.≈ 67.3 m
115.≈ 0.46 m
116.
117.Same.
118.15 cm
119.(a) ≈ 187.9 m (b) ≈ 68.4 m
120.≈ 70.5°
Problem-solving — Worked Solutions
1Problem 1
Answer
(b) ≈ 9.54 m (c) ≈ 2.46 m
Full working
(a) Right-angled triangle with hyp 10, horizontal 3, vertical unknown.
(b) m.
(c) m.
(b) m.
(c) m.
2Problem 2
Answer
(a) All ✓ (b) ✓ (c) (21, 28, 35) (d) Multiply each by
Full working
(a) , , . All ✓.
(b) ✓.
(c) . Verify: ✓.
(d) . ∎
(b) ✓.
(c) . Verify: ✓.
(d) . ∎
3Problem 3
Answer
(a) 5 m (b) m (c) ≈ 21.8°
Full working
(a) Base diagonal .
(b) Space diagonal .
(c) Angle: , so .
(b) Space diagonal .
(c) Angle: , so .
4Problem 4
Answer
(a) (b) (c) 10 (d)
Full working
(a) . .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
5Problem 5
Answer
(a) (b) (c) Face ; space
Full working
(a) Face diagonal: .
(b) Space diagonal: .
(c) Face cm; space cm.
(b) Space diagonal: .
(c) Face cm; space cm.
6Problem 6
Answer
(a) cm (b) ≈ 22.4° (c) Front face: ; side face: ; top:
Full working
(a) Space diagonal cm.
(b) Base diagonal . Angle .
(c) Front face (60×30): . Side face (40×30): . Top face (60×40): .
(b) Base diagonal . Angle .
(c) Front face (60×30): . Side face (40×30): . Top face (60×40): .
7Problem 7
Answer
(a) AB = 5, BC = 3, AC = 4 (b) 3-4-5 triple (c) 12
Full working
(a) . (vertical). (horizontal).
(b) 3, 4, 5 is the classic Pythagorean triple — and our triangle has these exact side lengths (right-angled).
(c) Perim = 12.
(b) 3, 4, 5 is the classic Pythagorean triple — and our triangle has these exact side lengths (right-angled).
(c) Perim = 12.
8Problem 8
Answer
(a) 100 m (b) ≈ 36.9° (c) 150 m
Full working
(a) m.
(b) .
(c) Linear sf 1.5 → new diagonal = m.
(b) .
(c) Linear sf 1.5 → new diagonal = m.
9Problem 9
Answer
(a) cm (b) 10 cm (c) cm
Full working
(a) .
(b) Diagonal = .
(c) cm.
(b) Diagonal = .
(c) cm.
10Problem 10
Answer
(a) 13 m (b) ≈ 67.4° (c) 5-12-13
Full working
(a) Hypotenuse .
(b) .
(c) 5-12-13 is a famous Pythagorean triple.
(b) .
(c) 5-12-13 is a famous Pythagorean triple.
11Problem 11
Answer
(a) (b) (c)
Full working
(a) Multiply by .
(b) Multiply by : .
(c) Multiply by : .
(b) Multiply by : .
(c) Multiply by : .
12Problem 12
Answer
(a) (b) Side m (c) No — would require side , contradicting side
Full working
(a) , so .
(b) .
(c) If : . Only trivial solution — space diagonal can never equal twice the side.
(b) .
(c) If : . Only trivial solution — space diagonal can never equal twice the side.
13Problem 13
Answer
(a) (b) cm
Full working
(a) .
(b) cm ≈ 2.67 cm.
(b) cm ≈ 2.67 cm.
14Problem 14
Answer
(a) ≈ 2 592 100 m³ (b) ≈ 219.2 m
Full working
(a) m³.
(b) Half-diagonal of base: m. Slanted edge = m.
(b) Half-diagonal of base: m. Slanted edge = m.
15Problem 15
Answer
(a) ≈ 50 m (b) ≈ 519 000 m³
Full working
(a) m.
(b) Internal m. Internal volume = m³.
(b) Internal m. Internal volume = m³.
16Problem 16
Answer
≈ 19 cm (2 s.f.)
Full working
Tank vol = 72 000 cm³. Water = 24 000 cm³. Cylinder base . Depth = cm.
17Problem 17
Answer
(a) (b)
Full working
(a) Multiply by 3, divide by : , .
(b) .
(b) .
18Problem 18
Answer
(a) 4 cm (b) cm
Full working
(a) Height equals the cut depth = 4 cm.
(b) cm.
(b) cm.
19Problem 19
Answer
(a) 3 cm (b) ≈ 280π cm³ — see working
Full working
(a) Similar triangles: at height 8, distance to apex = 4 above the cut. Radius shrinks linearly from 9 (at base) to 0 (at apex). At height 8: radius = .
(b) Big cone vol = . Small (top sliced off) cone vol = . Frustum = .
Hmm — let me recheck: the slice is at height 8 cm above the base. The small cone above the slice has height cm and radius 3. Vol . Frustum = cm³.
(b) Big cone vol = . Small (top sliced off) cone vol = . Frustum = .
Hmm — let me recheck: the slice is at height 8 cm above the base. The small cone above the slice has height cm and radius 3. Vol . Frustum = cm³.
20Problem 20
Answer
(a) (b) Cyl side + base + hemi
Full working
(a) Cyl vol = . Hemi vol = . Total cm³.
(b) Curved cyl side = . Base circle = . Hemi surface = . Total = .
(b) Curved cyl side = . Base circle = . Hemi surface = . Total = .
21Problem 21
Answer
(a) 4 cm (b) cm (c) ≈ 71.6°
Full working
(a) G is centre of square base; M is midpoint of QR (a side). GM = half-side = 4.
(b) cm.
(c) Angle VMG: . .
(b) cm.
(c) Angle VMG: . .
22Problem 22
Answer
(a) cm³ ≈ 167.6 (b) ≈ 3.35 s (c) No — glass holds
Full working
(a) cm³.
(b) s.
(c) Glass cap cm³. Funnel is much smaller — no overflow.
(b) s.
(c) Glass cap cm³. Funnel is much smaller — no overflow.
23Problem 23
Answer
(a) cm³ (b) Cube SA (one face replaced) + hemi curved + circle ≈ see working
Full working
(a) Cube . Hemi . Total cm³.
(b) Cube has 6 faces of . Top face replaced by hemisphere curved . Plus the circular bottom of the hemisphere (visible if the cube is hollow), but assumed not exposed. SA = 5 faces of cube + curved hemi = cm².
(b) Cube has 6 faces of . Top face replaced by hemisphere curved . Plus the circular bottom of the hemisphere (visible if the cube is hollow), but assumed not exposed. SA = 5 faces of cube + curved hemi = cm².
24Problem 24
Answer
(a) 8 (b) 400 (c) 36
Full working
(a) Volume scale factor = .
(b) cm³.
(c) SA scale factor = . Smaller = cm².
(b) cm³.
(c) SA scale factor = . Smaller = cm².
25Problem 25
Answer
(a) ≈ 4.20 m (b) ≈ 6.53 m
Full working
(a) m.
(b) m.
(b) m.
26Problem 26
Answer
(a) ≈ 36.3° (b) ≈ 55.6°
Full working
(a) Effective rise = 31 - 1.7 = 29.3 m. .
(b) .
(b) .
27Problem 27
Answer
(a) ≈ 1516 m (b) ≈ 11°
Full working
(a) Vertical rise = . Length = m.
(b) .
(b) .
28Problem 28
Answer
(a) ≈ 10.4 km (b) 6 km (c) east ≈ 15.4, north ≈ -2.7
Full working
(a) Bearing 60° → angle from north. East component = .
(b) North component = .
(c) Bearing 150°: east = ; north = . Sum: east ≈ 15.4, north ≈ -2.66.
(b) North component = .
(c) Bearing 150°: east = ; north = . Sum: east ≈ 15.4, north ≈ -2.66.
29Problem 29
Answer
(a) cm (b) cm (c) ≈ 59.5°
Full working
(a) Half-diagonal = .
(b) Slant = .
(c) .
(b) Slant = .
(c) .
30Problem 30
Answer
(a) 10 (b) (c) ≈ 21.8°
Full working
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(b) .
(c) .
31Problem 31
Answer
(a) 2 (b) (c) See working
Full working
In 30-60-90: shortest is opp 30°. Hyp = 2; longer leg (opp 60°) = .
, , .
, , .
, , .
, , .
32Problem 32
Answer
(a) (b) ;
Full working
(a) Diagonal = .
(b) In a 45-45-90 triangle with legs 1, hyp : . same. .
(b) In a 45-45-90 triangle with legs 1, hyp : . same. .
33Problem 33
Answer
(a) ≈ 356 m (b) ≈ 235 m (c) Depends on time — distance decreased by ≈ 121 m
Full working
(a) .
(b) .
(c) Distance to coastguard's vertical: changed from 356 to 235 m (≈ 121 m closer).
(b) .
(c) Distance to coastguard's vertical: changed from 356 to 235 m (≈ 121 m closer).
34Problem 34
Answer
(a) Opp ≈ 8.45, adj ≈ 18.13 (b) ≈ 76.6 cm² (c) ≈ 46.58 cm
Full working
(a) Opp = . Adj = .
(b) Area = .
(c) Perim ≈ 46.58.
(b) Area = .
(c) Perim ≈ 46.58.
35Problem 35
Answer
(a) cm (b) cm (c) See working
Full working
(a) cm.
(b) .
(c) Angle: see geometry — using the height (6) and the longest face diagonal projection.
(b) .
(c) Angle: see geometry — using the height (6) and the longest face diagonal projection.
36Problem 36
Answer
(a) ≈ 31° (b) ≈ 5.83 m (c) ≈ 58.3 m²
Full working
(a) .
(b) m.
(c) Area = slant × length = m².
(b) m.
(c) Area = slant × length = m².
