Topic

8 Circles

Practice 8.1 Radius, Diameter and Circumference

1 In the circle below,

Ois the centre.
A

(a) Namea radius of the circle.

(b) Measure the radius.

cm

2. In the circle below, O is the centre.

(a) Name a diameter of the circle.

(b) Measure the diameter. Cm

S

3. Complete the table below.

Circle Radius Diameter

A 5 cm
B 7 cm
C 4.8 m
D 15.1 m

4. Find the circumference of each circle. (Take r = 2

a) Diameter = 7 cm (b) RadiuS = 21 cm

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 the
umference of each circle. (Take r = 3.14)
Find 15 cm
=
(b) Radius = 23.5 cm
Diamefer
al

of each circle. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

E i n d the circumference
6. (a) Radius 15 cm =
(b) Radius = 5.5 cm

7. The figure is made up of a semicircle and a quadrant. Find its perimeter. (Take r=5
7

35 cm
14 cm

8. The figure showsa quadrant and a semicircle. Find the perimeter ofthe shaded part

(Taket=

21 cm

The fiqure shows four identical semicircles and a square. Find the perimeter of the figure.
9. Take r = 3.14)

7.5 cm
 10 wo wheels are placed side by side as shown in the figure below. Wheel A has a dinne
meter of
and Wheel B has a diameter of28 cm. Both wheels are pushed away i
cm
edch wheel completes 5 revolutions, what is the total distance covered by the tuoOther
heels?
(Take r =

Area of a Circle
Practice
1 Find the area of each circle. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a) Radius = 24 cm (b) Diameter = 80 cm

2. Find the area of each semicircle. (Take r =

4)
(a) (b)

42 cm
14 am 14 m

3. Find the area of each quadrant. (Take r = 3.14)

(a) b) 17 cm

6 cm

4 The figure below is made up of two semicircles. Find its area. (Take r = 3.14)

11 cm,

6 cm
l cm

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 The fiqure below shows two circles. O is the centre of the two
5. circles. Find the area of the
shaded part in ferms of r.

O.
Cm

10 cm

6 The figure below is made up of a quadrant and a semicircle. Find the area of the
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. figure.

24 cm

The figure below shows two semicircles. Find the area

7.
ofthe shaded part. (Take =Vr

14 cm 14 Cm

8 The figure below shows two quadrants and a semicircle. The diameter of the semicircle is half
the radius of the big quadrant. Find the area of the part that is not shaded. (Take r = 3.14)

16 cm

10cm
 Revision 8
1. A DVD measures 14 cm in diameter. Find its circumference. (Take r =

2 The radius of the Singapore Flyer is 75 m.

(a) Find its diameter.
(b) Find its circumference. (Take n = 3.14)

3. O is the centre of the large circle. OA is the diameter of the smal circle.
Find the area of the shaded part. (Take r =
3.14)

18 cm

4. The figure shown is made up of three semicircles.

(a) Find the area of the figure in terms of r.
(b) Find the perimeter of the figure in terms of .

8 Cm 8 cm

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 a
ircle and a semicircle.
The fiqure shows
the area of the figure.
a Find
AFind the perimefer of the shaded part. 3 cm 3 cm
Take 7
= 3.14) 18cm

two smaller semicircles.

6. Ois the centre of the large circle. OC and OD are the diameters ofthe
(a) Find the area of the shaded part.
(b) Find the perimeter of the shaded part.
(Take 7 = 3.14)

30/cm

semicircles are enclosed within the large

semicircle. Two smaller
7. O is the centre of the
large
semicircle as shown. 40 cm
the shaded part.
(a) Find the area of of the shaded part.
(b) Find the perimeter
(Take r =3.14)
 8. Two wheels are placed side by side as shown in thefigure on the let. Wheel A has
7 cm and Wheel B has a radius of 21 cm. Both wheels are pushed away from each oths of
wheel completes 12 revolutions before coming to a stop as shown in the figure on the rich
What is the distance between the centres of the two wheels? (Take T = 4) right
Before ATer

B B

9 The figure
(Take r = 3.14)
below shows a circle and two identical semicircles. Find the area of the shaded pot

10 am

l8cm

10.
10. The figure below is made up of two circles anda semicircle. The
area cm
of the figure is 897 C
Find the area of the smaller circle. (Take r =4

|24 cm

2 2c m

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 Topical Review

SectionA
question, four
four options are given. Choose thecorect answer and write its number in
eache question,
For
thebrackets provided,

below to answer questions 1 and 2.

hy
5tu the figure
nshe centre of the circle. i
of the circle is shaded

48 cm
O

terms of r?
1. What is the area of the shaded part in
1807 cm2 (2) 720T cm?
13) 15847 cm2 (4) 2304r cm2

answer in terms of n.

2. What is the perimeter of the pari that is not shaded? Leave your
(2) 667 Cm
(1 3077 cm
(3) (307+96) cm (4 1667+ 96) cm

is 196 cm?,
enclosed in a square. If the area of the square
3. The figure below shows two semicircles

ofthe shaded part? (Take r

=

what is the area

(2) 154 cm2

() 77 cm (4) 616 cm2
308 cm2
(3
questions 4 and 5.
below to answer
Study the figure semicircles.
Ihe figure shows two

20 cm 8 cm

of the shaded part? Leave your answer in terms of r.

4. What is the area (2) 507 Ccm2

(1) 487 cm (4) 196r cm2
(3) 987 cm

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 5. answer in terms of r.
is the perimeter of the shaded part? Leave your
(1) (48T+8) cm (2) (24T 8) cm
+

(3) 487t cm (4) 24T Cm

6. A Square has a perimeter of 36 cm. A circle has a radius that is g fhe length of a side af
the
square. What is the area of the circle? (Take r =f|
(0) 12 cm (2) 12 cm
(3) 28 cm (4) 113 cm

Udy the figure below to answer questions 7 and 8. (Take T=7|

The circle below is formed
using a piece of string.

14 cm

7. What is the length of the piece of string9?

(0) 22 cm (21 44 cm
(3) 66 cm 14) 88 cm

8 The string is cut into half and then used to form two identical smaller circles. What is the
circumference of each smaller circle?
(1) 22 cm (2) 44 cm
(3) 66 cm (4) 88 cm

9. The diameters of two circles are 14 cm and 6 cm respectively. What is the total area of the two
circles? (Take r =
41
0) 91 cm (2) 182 cm
(3) 364 cm2 14) 729 cm2

10. A circle has a radius of 14 cm. A semicircle has a diameter that is half the diameter of the circle.
What is the perimeter of the semicircle? (Take n=

(1) 22 cm (2) 44 cm
(3) 36 cm (4) 58 cm

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 SectionB
gnswers in the spaces provided. For questions which require units, give your
Secuyouranswers
units stated.
nswers in the

figure
below shows of a circle. Find its area. (Take r =
4)
11 The

56 C

-cm2

12. Find the perimeter of a semicircle with a radius of 77 cm. (Take n =

cm

radius of 8 cm. Circle B has an area that is thrice the area of Circle A. Find the
13 Circle A has a

area of Circle B. (Taken=3.14)

- cm2

14 to 16. (Take r = 3.14)

Study the figure below to answer questions
and a quadrant. The radius of the
semicircle is twice the radius
The figure is made up of a semicircle
of the quadrant.

cm

semicircle.
14. Find the diameter of the

cm

15. Find the perimeter ofthefigure

cm

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal olace

Find the area of the figure.
16.
cm2
 Udy the figure below to answer auestions 17 and 18. (Take t =3.14)
The figure shows a quadrant and a semicircle. The diameter of the semicircleis
i 3 cm
the radius of the shorter than
quadrant.
7 cm

17. Find the perimeter of the quadrant.

Cm

18 Find the area of the part of the figure that is not shaded. Give your answer correct to 1 decimel
place.

Cm

Study the figure below to answer questions 19 and 20. (Take r = 3.14)
The figure is made up of two semicircles and a quadrant.

2c m 6 cm

1 9 . Find the perimeter ofthe figure.

CIM

20. Find the area of the figure.

CM

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Topic 8 Circles

Practice 8.1
(a) OA, AO, OG GO (b) 3
12. (a) PQ or QP
or
b. 4
3. Circle Radius Diameter

A 5 cm 10 cm

B 3.5 cm 7

4.8 m 9.6 m

D 7.55 m 15.1 m

(a) 22 cm (b) 132 cm

4
5. (a) 47.1 cm (b) 147.58 cm
6. (a) 94.2 cm (b) 34.6 cm

7. Length of semicircle =

55 cm
Length of quadrant = Tx28
4

=¥x7
= 22 cm
Perimeter of figure = 55 + 22 +35 + 14 + 14
= 140 cm

8. Length of quadrant = 4

= 33 cm

Length ofsemicircle =

= 33 cm
Perimeter of shaded part = 33 + 33 + 21
87 cm
9. Perimeter of figure = Total length of 4 semicircles
4x 2
2 x 3.14 x 15
= 94.2 cm

10. Circumference ofWheel A = x 14

= 44 cm
Circumference of Wheel B = x 28
= 88 cm
Total distance covered by the two wheels in 1 revolution
4 4 +88
132 cmm
Total distance covered by the two wheels in 5 revolutions
132 x 5
660 cm
The total distance covered by the two wheels is 660 cm.

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 Practice 8.2 =xTx 16
1.
(bl Length oflarge semicircle
(a) 1809.6 cm2 (b) 5026.5 cm2 8n cm
2. (a) 308 cm (b) 693 cm2 Length of 2 small semicircles 2 x xTx8
3. (a) 28.26 cm2
(b) 226.865 cm2
87 cm
4. Perimeter of figure = 8r + 8r
Area of large semicircle = x 3.14 x 11 x = 16rt cmn
= 189.97 cm2
Area of small semicircle = x 3.14 x 3 x3 5. (a) Diameter of large semicircle = 3 + l8+3

= 14.13 cm2
24 cm
Radius of large semicircle = 24 + 2
Area of figure = 189.97 + 14.13
12 cm
= 204.1 cm2
Area of large semicircle = x 3.14 x 12 x 12
5. Radius of large circle = 10+8
= 18 cm
226.08 cm?
Area of large circle = Tx 18 x 18 Area of small semicircle = x 3.14 x 9x9
= 324T cm2 127.17 cm2
Area of small circle Tx8 Area offigure = 226.08+ 127.17
=

= 64T cm2
x8 353.25 cm
Area of shaded part 3247
=
-647
= 2607 cm2 (b) Length of large semicircle = x 3.14 x 24

6. Area of semicircle =; xTx12 x 12 37.68 cm

Length of small semicircle = x 3.14 x 18
Area ofquadrant = xT x 24 x 24 = 28.26 Ccm
Perimeter of shaded part= 37.68 +28.26 +3+3
Areaoffigure = xTx 12 x 12+ xnx 24 x 24
71.94 cm
= 678.58 cm2
5. (a)
7. Area oflarge semicircle = x x 14 x 14
308 cm2 C- - D
Area ofsmallsemicircle = x x 7x7
77 cm2
Area of shaded part = 308- 77
231 cm2
Area of shaded part = Area of semicircle

8. Area oflarge quadrant= x 3.14x l6 x 16 =x3.14 x 15 x 15

= 200.96 cm2 353.25 cm2
Area ofsmallquadrant= x 3.14 x 10 x 10
b) Length of lorge semicircle = x 3.14 x 30
= 78.5 cm2
Diameter ofsemicircle = 16 +2 47.1 cm
Length of 2 small semicircles = 2 x x 3.14 x 15
8 cm
Radius of semicircle = 8+2
47.1 cm
=4C Perimeter of shaded part = 47.1 + 47.1
Area of semicircle x 3.14 x 4 x 4 94.2 cmn
=25.12 cm
Area of the part that is not shaded = 200.96 -78.5-25.12 7. (a) Area of large semicircle = x3.14 x 20 x 20
97.34 cm 628 cm2
Revision 8 Area of two small semicircles = 2 x x 3.14 x 10 x 10

1. 44 cm 314 cm2
2. la) 150m (b) 471 m Area of shaded part = 628-314
= 314 cm2
3. Area of large circle = 3.14 x 18 x 18
= 1017.36 cm
b) Length of large semicircle= x 3.14 x 40
Area of small circle =3.14 x 9 x 9
254.34 cm 62.8 cm
Area of shaded part = 1017.36-254.34 2 x3.14 20
763.02 cm2 Length of two small semicircles = x x

62.8 cm
Perimeter of shaded part= 62.8+ 62.8
4. la) Area of large semicircle =xTx8x8 = 125.6 cm
327 cm
Area of 2smallsemicircles =2x j xTx 4x4
= 16T cm
Area of figure = 327 + 167
487 cm2

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8. Circumference of Wheel A = 4x 14
= 44 cm

Circumference of Wheel B x 42
132 cm
Total distance covered by the twO wheels in 1
= 44+ 132
revolution
= 176 cm
Total distance covered by the two wheels in 12
= 176 x 12 revolutions
2112 cm
Distance between the centres of the two wheels
2112+7+21
2140 cm
The distance between the centres of
the two wheels is
2140 cm.

9 Area of large circle 3.14 x 9x9

254.34 cm2
Area of 2 semicircles =2 x 5 x3.14 x 5 x 5
78.5 cm2
Area of shaded part = 254.34
-78.5
175.84 cm2
10. Area of large circle =
4x 12 x 12

452 cm2
Areaof semicircle =xx11x11
190 cm
Area of smaler circle
897-452-190
=

=254 cm2
Topical Review
Section A
. (2) 2. (4) 3. (2 4. (1) 5. (2)
6. 13) 7. 14) 8. (2 9. 12) 10. (3
Section B
11. 1848 12. 396 13. 602.88 14. 44
15. 130.35 16. 854.9 17. 24.99 18. 32.2
19. 33.4 20. 67.51
Section C
21. (a) Digmeter of larae circle =l6 + 12