Tangent and sector - single tangent line

A single tangent line meets a radius or chord at a point, combined with a sector, requiring calculation of lengths, angles, perimeter or area of the resulting region.

6 questions · Standard +0.3

1.05d Radians: arc length s=r*theta and sector area A=1/2 r^2 theta
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CAIE P1 2008 June Q5
7 marks Standard +0.3
5 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d71002bb-b6f0-42a3-89fb-f2769d5c3779-2_543_883_1274_630} The diagram shows a circle with centre \(O\) and radius 5 cm . The point \(P\) lies on the circle, \(P T\) is a tangent to the circle and \(P T = 12 \mathrm {~cm}\). The line \(O T\) cuts the circle at the point \(Q\).
  1. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
  2. Find the area of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2011 June Q7
8 marks Standard +0.3
7 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d68c82ec-8c85-40b9-8e81-bd53c7f8dafe-3_462_956_258_593} In the diagram, \(A B\) is an arc of a circle, centre \(O\) and radius 6 cm , and angle \(A O B = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\) radians. The line \(A X\) is a tangent to the circle at \(A\), and \(O B X\) is a straight line.
  1. Show that the exact length of \(A X\) is \(6 \sqrt { } 3 \mathrm {~cm}\). Find, in terms of \(\pi\) and \(\sqrt { } 3\),
  2. the area of the shaded region,
  3. the perimeter of the shaded region.
CAIE P1 2016 June Q6
6 marks Standard +0.3
6 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{616a6177-0d5c-49f7-b0c1-9138a13c1963-3_552_734_255_703} The diagram shows a circle with radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\) and centre \(O\). The line \(P T\) is the tangent to the circle at \(P\) and angle \(P O T = \alpha\) radians. The line \(O T\) meets the circle at \(Q\).
  1. Express the perimeter of the shaded region \(P Q T\) in terms of \(r\) and \(\alpha\).
  2. In the case where \(\alpha = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\) and \(r = 10\), find the area of the shaded region correct to 2 significant figures.
CAIE P1 2018 June Q6
7 marks Standard +0.3
6 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5df7bd9f-31cc-41a3-b1c0-3ee9366e6d8a-10_499_922_262_607} The diagram shows a circle with centre \(O\) and radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\). The points \(A\) and \(B\) lie on the circle and \(A T\) is a tangent to the circle. Angle \(A O B = \theta\) radians and \(O B T\) is a straight line.
  1. Express the area of the shaded region in terms of \(r\) and \(\theta\).
  2. In the case where \(r = 3\) and \(\theta = 1.2\), find the perimeter of the shaded region.
Pre-U Pre-U 9794/2 2015 June Q11
11 marks Standard +0.3
11 \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{2f48a6ee-e8ce-47e4-a07f-2c55a6904e7d-3_661_953_767_596} The diagram shows a circle, centre \(O\), radius \(r\). The points \(R\) and \(S\) lie on the circumference of the circle, and the line \(R T\) is a tangent to the circle at \(R\). The angle \(R O S\) is \(\theta\) radians where \(0 < \theta < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
  1. Find expressions for the perimeter, \(P\), and the area, \(A\), of the shaded region in terms of \(r\) and \(\theta\).
  2. Hence show that \(A \neq r P\).
CAIE P1 2019 June Q3
6 marks Standard +0.3
\includegraphics{figure_3} The diagram shows triangle \(ABC\) which is right-angled at \(A\). Angle \(ABC = \frac{1}{4}\pi\) radians and \(AC = 8\) cm. The points \(D\) and \(E\) lie on \(BC\) and \(BA\) respectively. The sector \(ADE\) is part of a circle with centre \(A\) and is such that \(BDC\) is the tangent to the arc \(DE\) at \(D\).
  1. Find the length of \(AD\). [3]
  2. Find the area of the shaded region. [3]