"Full Coverage": Angles

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Question 1
Categorisation: Name angles.

[Edexcel GCSE June2006-1F Q19a]

One of the four angles marked in the

diagrams above is an obtuse angle.
Write down the letter of the diagram
in which the obtuse angle is marked.

..........................

Question 2
Categorisation: Use the angle laws: “Angles on a straight line sum to 𝟏𝟖𝟎°”, “Base
angles of an isosceles triangle are equal”, “Angles in a triangle sum to 𝟏𝟖𝟎°”.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 3 Autumn 2017 2F Q15

Edited]

ABC is a straight line.

BD = CD
Angle ABD = 110°

Find the size of angle BDC.

.......................... °

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Question 3
Categorisation: Recite angle laws.

[Edexcel GCSE June2003-1F Q23bii, June2003-3I Q10bii Edited]

𝑃𝑄 is a straight line.
Give reasons why 𝑦 = 72° .

..........................

Question 4
Categorisation: Recognise alternate, corresponding, vertically opposite and
cointerior angles.

[Edexcel GCSE June2010-4H Q5i, June2010-2F Q23bi]

𝐴𝑁𝐵 is parallel to 𝐶𝑀𝐷 . 𝐿𝑁𝑀 is a straight line. Angle 𝐿𝑀𝐷 = 68° .
Work out the size of the angle marked 𝑦 .

.......................... °

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Question 5
Categorisation: As above but with more steps.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2014(R)-4H Q3a]

ADB and AEB are triangles. ABC is a straight line. AD is parallel to BE.
Find the value of 𝑦 .

𝑦 = .......................... °

Question 6
Categorisation: Recognise that angles in a quadrilateral add to 𝟑𝟔𝟎°.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2007-2F Q19,

Nov2007-4I Q5]

Work out the value of 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 7
Categorisation: Recognise that kites have a line of symmetry.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2016(R)-4H Q4b]

Here is a kite ABCD.

Angle DAB = 111° Angle ADC = 90°

Two of these kites are arranged so that a shorter side of one of the kites is placed on top of a
shorter side of the other kite, as shown in the diagram below.

Work out the size of angle 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 8
Categorisation: Recognise that opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal (and
adjacent angles are cointerior). Know that to “bisect” an angle means to cut it into
two equal angles.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2015(R)-4H Q3]

ABCD is a parallelogram. Angle DCB = 110°

X is the point on DC such that AX bisects the angle DAB.

Calculate the size of angle AXC.

angle 𝐴𝑋𝐶 = .......................... °

Question 9
Categorisation: As above but requiring more steps.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2012-2F Q24,

Nov2012-2H Q6 Edited]

ABCD is a parallelogram.

Angle ADB = 38° Angle BEC = 41°

Angle DAB = 120°
Calculate the size of angle 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 10
Categorisation: Determine the algebraic expression for an angle.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2015-2F Q17a, May2015-4H Q6a]

𝐿𝑀𝑁 is parallel to 𝑃𝑄𝑅 .𝑄𝑀 = 𝑄𝑅 .

Angle 𝑅𝑀𝑁 = 𝑥 ° Angle 𝑀𝑄𝑅 = 𝑦 °

Write down an expression for 𝑦 in terms of 𝑥 .

𝑦 = ..........................

Question 11
Categorisation: As above.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2011-2F Q22a, GCSE Nov2011-4H Q6a Edited]

All angles are measured in degrees.

ABC is a straight line. Angle APB = 𝑥 + 50 Angle PAB = 2𝑥 − 10

Angle PBC = 𝑦

Show that 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are integers to be found.

𝑦 = ..........................

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Question 12
Categorisation: Further practice.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 3 Autumn 2017 2H Q9 Edited]

In the diagram ABC and DEFG are parallel lines. Angle ABE = 𝑥 EB = EF
Find an expression for 𝑤

𝑤 = .......................... °

Question 13
Categorisation: Form an equation using angle laws, to determine the value of a
variable.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2015-1F Q13b]

Here is a triangle.

Find the size of the angle marked 𝑦 .

𝑦 = .......................... °

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Question 14
Categorisation: Form an equation by using angle laws of an isosceles triangle.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2013(R)-4H Q9]

In the isosceles triangle ABC,

AB = AC
angle B = (3 𝑥 + 32) °
angle C = (87 – 2 𝑥

Work out the value of 𝑥 .

..........................

Question 15
Categorisation: As above, but using angle properties of a parallelogram.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017(R)-4H Q8 Edited]

The diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD.

Angle BAD = (7𝑥 − 20)° Angle ADC =(160 − 3𝑥)°

Work out the value of 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 16
Categorisation: Exterior angles of a polygon add to 𝟑𝟔𝟎°.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2013(R)-4H Q6b]

The diagram shows a pentagon ABCDE. DC is parallel to AB.

The size of an exterior angle at A is 67° The size of an exterior angle at B is 112°
The size of an exterior angle at C is 𝑥 ° The size of an exterior angle at D is 74°
The size of an exterior angle at E is 𝑦

Work out the sum of the interior angles of the pentagon ABCDE.

.......................... °

Question 17
Categorisation: Use the above law to determine the number of sides of a regular
polygon.

[Edexcel IGCSE Nov2009-3H Q3b]

A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 30°
Work out the number of sides of the polygon.

.......................... sides

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Question 18
Categorisation: Interior angles of a polygon with 𝒏 sides add to 𝟏𝟖𝟎(𝒏 − 𝟐).

[Edexcel IGCSE June2011-3H Q2]

Work out the size of the fifth angle.

.......................... °

Question 19
Categorisation: Determine the interior angle of a regular polygon (Easiest way: Each
𝟑𝟔𝟎
exterior is , so interior angle is 180 minus this)
𝒏

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2014(R)-3H Q3a]

The diagram shows a regular 5-sided polygon. Work out the value of 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 21
Categorisation: Find angles involving adjoining regular polygons.

[Edexcel GCSE March2013-1H Q13]

The diagram shows a square and 4 regular

pentagons.
Work out the size of the angle marked 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

Question 22
Categorisation: Problem solving involving number of sides of a regular polygon.

[Edexcel IGCSE Nov-2010-4H Q13]

The size of each interior angle of a regular polygon is 11 times the size of each exterior angle.
Work out the number of sides the polygon has.

.......................... sides

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Question 23
Categorisation: Problem solving involving angles within regular polygons.

[Edexcel GCSE June2016-2H Q12 Edited]

The diagram shows a regular

pentagon.
AB and CD are two of the lines
of symmetry of the pentagon.

Work out the size of the angle

marked 𝑥 .

𝑥 = .......................... °

Question 24
Categorisation: As above.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2016-2F Q24, Jan2016-4H Q13]

Here is a regular 10-sided polygon.

Work out the value of 𝑥 .

Show your working clearly.

𝑥 = .......................... °

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Question 25
Categorisation: Problems involving a mixture of regular and irregular polygons.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2014-1H Q17]

𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐺𝐻 is a regular octagon.

𝐵𝐶𝐾𝐹𝐺𝐽 is a hexagon.

𝐽𝐾 is a line of symmetry of the hexagon.

Angle 𝐵𝐽𝐺 = angle 𝐶𝐾𝐹 = 140°

Work out the size of angle 𝐾𝐹𝐸 .

You must show all your working.

∠𝐾𝐹𝐸 = .......................... °

Question 26
Categorisation: Recognise that when shapes tessellate, the angles at the points at
which they join add to 𝟑𝟔𝟎°.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2012-3H

Q13 Edited]

The diagram shows two

congruent regular pentagons
and part of a regular 𝑛 -sided
polygon A. Two sides of each
of the regular pentagons and
two sides of A meet at the point P.

Calculate the value of 𝑛 .

𝑛 = .......................... sides

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Question 27
Categorisation: As above.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2012-1H Q18]

The diagram shows part of a pattern made from tiles.

The pattern is made from two types of tiles, tile A and tile B.
Both tile A and tile B are regular polygons.
Work out the number of sides tile A has.

..........................

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Answers

Question 1 Question 11 Question 22

"D" 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 40 °
𝑥 = 144

Question 2 Question 12 Question 23

° 1 °
40 𝑤 = 90 + 2 𝑥 𝑥 = 108

Question 3 Question 13 Question 24

Angles on a straight line °
𝑦 = 30 ° ∠𝐾𝐹𝐸 = 25
add to 180°. Angles in a
triangle add to 180°. Base Question 14 Question 25
angles of an isosceles
𝑥 = 11 𝑛 = 10 sides
triangle are equal.

Question 4 Question 15 Question 26

° 𝑥 = 10 ° 12
112

Question 5 Question 16
°
𝑦 = 28 ° 540

Question 6 Question 17

𝑥 = 122 ° 12 sides

Question 7 Question 18
°
𝑥 = 21 ° 118

Question 8 Question 19
°
angle 𝐴𝑋𝐶 = 125 ° 𝑥 = 108

Question 9 Question 20
°
𝑥 = 19 ° 𝑥 = 54

Question 10 Question 21

𝑦 = 180 − 2𝑥 24 sides

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