Level 3
1-cm square tiles and triangular tiles were used to make some figures. The area of each triangular tile was half that of a square tile. The first four figures are shown.
  1. Find the area of Figure 5.
  2. How many squares were used to make a figure with an area of 180.5 cm2?
5 m
Level 3
The three diagrams show the highest number of intersections obtained from 2, 3 and 4 lines respectively.
  1. What is the highest number of segments for 10 straight lines?
  2. What is the maximum number of intersections obtained from 30 straight lines?
  3. What is the maximum number of regions obtained by using 40 straight lines?
5 m
Level 3
Squares of sides 2 cm are arranged to create a pattern as shown.
  1. Find the number of squares needed for Figure 20.
  2. Find the area of Figure 10.
  3. Find the perimeter of Figure 40.
5 m
Level 3
The figure shows a square that is cut out from a big triangle. The area of the triangle and that of the square are whole numbers. Both the height and the base of the triangle are equal. If the shaded area is 73 cm2, find
  1. The length of the square
  2. The base of the triangle
3 m
Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, is made up of two identical right-angled triangles, a small square and a big square. The lengths of the 2 squares are whole numbers. The perimeter of the shaded region is 32 cm, and the total area of the two unshaded squares is 89 cm2. Find the total area of the two shaded right-angled triangles.
3 m
Level 3
The figure is not drawn to scale. BCEF is a square and ABF is an equilateral triangle. CDE is an isosceles triangle. AED is a straight line.
  1. Find ∠FAE.
  2. Find ∠CDE.
4 m
Level 3
In the figure, not drawn to scale, PQRS is a square. RLN, SLQ and RMN are straight lines. Find the value of ∠PMN.
4 m
Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, is made up of 2 identical squares, ABCD and WXYZ. The length of each square is 10 cm. Point W is the centre of square ABCD.
  1. What fraction of the figure is shaded?
  2. What is the area of the unshaded parts?
4 m
Level 3
In the figure, ABCD and DEFG are squares. Find the area of the shaded triangle ACF.
4 m
Level 3
In the figure, not drawn to scale. ABCD is a square. CDE is an equilateral triangle and AC is a straight line. Find
  1. One-third of ∠AFE
  2. Twice of ∠ECF
4 m