Area of Plane Shapes · CSEC Mathematics

45 past-paper questions on Area of Plane Shapes, part of MEASUREMENT, from every CSEC Mathematics paper on Quelpr.

1. 6(d)3 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2003 (Specimen) · Paper 2Triangle F is the image of Triangle C after an enlargement with centre at (0, 0) and scale factor 2. Determine the area of triangle F.
2. Q361 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2011 · Paper 1The area of the quadrilateral above is
3. Q381 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2013 · Paper 1The area of a triangle is 30\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 10 cm. What is the perpendicular height, in cm, of the triangle?
4. Q371 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2014 · Paper 1The area of the trapezium is
5. Q371 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2017 · Paper 1The area of a triangle is 60\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 12\text{ cm}. What is the perpendicular height, in \text{cm}, of the triangle?
6. Q351 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2011 · Paper 1The area of the quadrilateral above is
7. Q371 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2011 · Paper 1The area of a triangle is 30\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 10\text{ cm}. What is the perpendicular height, in \text{cm}, of the triangle?
8. Q381 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2011 · Paper 1The area of a rectangle is 53.6\text{ cm}^2. If the length is multiplied by four and the width is halved, the area would then be
9. Q401 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2011 · Paper 1The perimeter of a square is 48\text{ cm}. What is the area in \text{cm}^2?
10. Q381 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2012 · Paper 1Which of the figures below, not drawn to scale, has an area equal to \frac{1}{2}(3 + 4) \times 5 square units?
11. Q401 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2012 · Paper 1The area of a triangle is 30\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 10\text{ cm}. What is the perpendicular height of the triangle?
12. Q351 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2013 · Paper 1Which of the figures below, not drawn to scale, has an area equal to \frac{1}{2}(5 + 4) \times 2 square units?
13. Q381 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2015 · Paper 1The area of a triangle is 30\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 10\text{ cm}. What is the height, in cm, of the triangle?
14. Q391 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2015 · Paper 1The perimeter of a square is 48\text{ cm}. What is the area, in \text{cm}^2?
15. Q331 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2016 · Paper 1Item 33 refers to the following diagram. The circle shown in the diagram, not drawn to scale, has a centre at O. The area of the circle, in \text{cm}^2, is
16. 4(a)5 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)Is a medium pizza twice as large as a small pizza? Use calculations to support your answer.
17. 4(a)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)Calculate the area of triangle ABC.
18. 4(a)(ii)1 mark· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(ii)Estimate, by counting squares, the area of the map shown in the diagram.
19. 4(a)(iv)1 mark· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(iv)Calculate the area of the triangle CDE.
20. 4(b)(i)5 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(i)Calculate, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures, the area, in cm², of the cross section.
21. 4(b)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(i)Calculate the area of the circle.
22. 4(b)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(i)Calculate the area of the cross section PQRST.
23. 4(b)(i)a)3 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(i)a)Calculate the length of each side of the square.
24. 4(b)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(ii)Calculate the area of the square OPQR.
25. 4(b)(ii)b)4 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(ii)b)Calculate the area of the circle.
26. 4(c)(i)1 mark· Mathematics Q4 4(c)(i)State, in terms of h, the area of the shaded face of the cuboid.
27. 4(c)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(c)(i)The area shaded on the map is a forest reserve. By counting squares estimate, in cm², the area of the forest reserve as shown on the map.
28. 5(a)(iv)3 marks· Mathematics Q5 5(a)(iv)Show, by calculation, that the area of the polygon, to the nearest whole number, is 65 cm².
29. 5(b)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q5 5(b)(i)Calculate the area of the trapezium PQRS.
30. 5(c)3 marks· Mathematics Q5 5(c)Calculate the area of the entire floor.
31. 5(c)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q5 5(c)(ii)Determine, by counting, the area in square centimetres of the plane PQRS on the map.
32. 6(a)(ii)1 mark· Mathematics Q6 6(a)(ii)If the area of the base of A is 314 m², calculate the length of the radius of Tank A.
33. 6(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(a)(ii)the area, in mm², of the cross-section of the disc.
34. 6(a)(ii)3 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(a)(ii)Calculate the area of the shaded region. [Take π to be 22/7.]
35. 6(b)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(b)(i)Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.
36. 6(b)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(b)(ii)Hence, calculate the area of the curved surface of the cylinder.
37. 6(b)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(b)(ii)Calculate the area of the circle
38. 6(b)(iii)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(b)(iii)Calculate the area of the square
39. 6(b)(iv)1 mark· Mathematics Q6 6(b)(iv)The area of triangle PQR is ____________ square units.
40. 7(a)(i)a)6 marks· Mathematics Q7 7(a)(i)a)Calculate the radius of the circle.
41. 8(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q8 8(a)(ii)Complete the table to show the dimensions of rectangles B and C, drawn at (a)(i) above.
42. 8(d)3 marks· Mathematics Q8 8(d)Calculate the area of the basic triangle in cm².
43. 10(a)(ii)3 marks· Mathematics Q10 10(a)(ii)Calculate, to the nearest whole number, the area of the hexagon.
44. 11(b)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q11 11(b)(ii)Calculate the area of triangle AOB.
45. 12(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q12 12(a)(ii)Calculate the area of the parallelogram EFGH.