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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics practice

MCQ practice - 1 Recognize and understand the following geometrical terms: point, vertex, line, parallel, perpendicular, bearing, right angle, acute, obtuse, reflex angles, interior and exterior angles, similar, congruent, and scale factor. 2 Understand and use the vocabulary related to: Triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene, right-angled), special quadrilaterals (square, rectangle, kite, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium), polygons (regular and irregular polygons, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, decagon), and simple solids (cube, cuboid, prism, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere; the term 'hemisphere' is not required). 3 Understand and use the vocabulary associated with circles, including centre, radius (plural: radii), diameter, circumference, semicircle, chord, tangent, arc, sector, and segment. - Geometrical terms

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Geometrical terms

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What is the measure of a right angle?.

  1. A.45 degrees
  2. B.90 degrees
  3. C.180 degrees
  4. D.360 degrees

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Properties of a Rectangle

A rectangle has opposite sides that are equal and all angles are right angles.

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    Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with length 5 cm and width 3 cm.

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