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Sine and cosine rules: AQA GCSE Maths questions

Every AQA GCSE Maths exam question on G22 Sine and cosine rules, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q18

    June 2025 · Paper 2H

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    June 2025 Paper 2H, question 18: Lines AB, BC, CD and AD form two triangles. Not drawn accurately Work out the length of AD. Answer cm
  2. Q17

    June 2025 · Paper 3H

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    June 2025 Paper 3H, question 17: Not drawn accurately Use the sine rule to work out x. x = cm
  3. Q19

    November 2024 · Paper 3H

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    November 2024 Paper 3H, question 19: Not drawn accurately Use the sine rule to work out length x. You must show your working. x = cm
  4. Q18

    June 2024 · Paper 3H

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    June 2024 Paper 3H, question 18: Here is triangle A. Not drawn accurately 18 (a) Use the sine rule to show that x = 64° to the nearest degree. 18 (b) Here is triangle B. Anna thinks that w must
  5. Q24

    November 2023 · Paper 3H

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    November 2023 Paper 3H, question 24: Work out the area of triangle ABC. Not drawn accurately Answer cm2
  6. June 2023 Paper 3H, question 23: Not drawn accurately A boat sails 35 km North from A to B. From B the boat sails to C and then back to A. 23 (a) Show that the distance the boat sails from C to
  7. Q24

    November 2022 · Paper 2H

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    November 2022 Paper 2H, question 24: B is 60 miles from A on a bearing of 170° A ship sails from A on a bearing of 247° It travels at a constant speed of 23 mph for 1 2 1 hours. Is the ship now clo
  8. Q28

    November 2022 · Paper 2H

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    November 2022 Paper 2H, question 28: ABCDEF is a triangular prism. P is a point on EF. EB = 29 cm Angle EBP = 35° Angle EPB = 114° Work out the length of EP. Answer cm
  9. Q21

    June 2022 · Paper 3H

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    June 2022 Paper 3H, question 21: Use the sine rule to work out the size of angle x. x = °
  10. Q18

    November 2021 · Paper 1H

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    November 2021 Paper 1H, question 18: (a) Here is a triangle. Give a reason why the length of side AB cannot be 35 m Not drawn accurately 18 (b) Here is a different triangle. Not drawn accurately Le
  11. Q23

    November 2021 · Paper 2H

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    November 2021 Paper 2H, question 23: A ship sails from P to Q and then from Q to R. Q is 12 miles from P, on a bearing of 080° R is 28 miles from Q, on a bearing of 155° Work out the direct distanc
  12. Q29

    November 2020 · Paper 3H

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    November 2020 Paper 3H, question 29: A shape is made by joining triangle ABC to a semicircle with diameter AC. Not drawn accurately Work out the total area of the shape. Answer cm2
  13. Q26

    November 2019 · Paper 3H

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    November 2019 Paper 3H, question 26: Here is a triangular sail. Not drawn accurately 26 (a) Vicky needs to buy waterproofing liquid for the sail. She will put 3 coats of liquid on each side of the
  14. Q16

    June 2019 · Paper 2H

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    June 2019 Paper 2H, question 16: ABC and ACD are triangles. The area of ACD is 80.5 cm2 Work out the area of ABC. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. Not drawn accurately Answer cm2
  15. Q27

    June 2019 · Paper 3H

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    June 2019 Paper 3H, question 27: In this question, all lengths are in centimetres. A is a point on a circle, centre O. B is a point on a different circle, centre O. AB = 20 The equation of the
  16. Q26

    November 2018 · Paper 1H

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    November 2018 Paper 1H, question 26: The area of this triangle is 25 3 cm2 Work out the value of w. Give your answer in the form a b where a and b are integers greater than 1 Not drawn accurately A
  17. Q17

    June 2018 · Paper 1H

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    June 2018 Paper 1H, question 17: Here is a triangle. Not drawn accurately Circle the correct equation. 42 sin x = 104 15º sin sin 42º x = 104º sin 15 34 sin x = 104 15º sin 42º sin x = 34º sin
  18. Q22

    November 2017 · Paper 3H

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    November 2017 Paper 3H, question 22: Here is a triangle. Work out the length PR. Not drawn accurately Answer cm
  19. Q20

    June 2017 · Paper 2H

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    June 2017 Paper 2H, question 20: Work out the size of angle x. Not drawn accurately Answer degrees
  20. Q25

    June 2017 · Paper 2H

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    June 2017 Paper 2H, question 25: The diagram shows a logo. ABE and DCE are congruent triangles. BCE is a sector of a circle, centre E. Not drawn accurately Show that the area of the logo is 510
All 21 questions on Sine and cosine rules, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2H, Q18 (4 marks): Lines AB, BC, CD and AD form two triangles. Not drawn accurately Work out the length of AD. Answer cm
  2. June 2025, Paper 3H, Q17 (2 marks): Not drawn accurately Use the sine rule to work out x. x = cm
  3. November 2024, Paper 3H, Q19 (3 marks): Not drawn accurately Use the sine rule to work out length x. You must show your working. x = cm
  4. June 2024, Paper 3H, Q18 (4 marks): Here is triangle A. Not drawn accurately 18 (a) Use the sine rule to show that x = 64° to the nearest degree. 18 (b) Here is triangle B. Anna thinks that w must
  5. November 2023, Paper 3H, Q24 (4 marks): Work out the area of triangle ABC. Not drawn accurately Answer cm2
  6. June 2023, Paper 3H, Q23 (6 marks): Not drawn accurately A boat sails 35 km North from A to B. From B the boat sails to C and then back to A. 23 (a) Show that the distance the boat sails from C to
  7. November 2022, Paper 2H, Q24 (5 marks): B is 60 miles from A on a bearing of 170° A ship sails from A on a bearing of 247° It travels at a constant speed of 23 mph for 1 2 1 hours. Is the ship now clo
  8. November 2022, Paper 2H, Q28 (2 marks): ABCDEF is a triangular prism. P is a point on EF. EB = 29 cm Angle EBP = 35° Angle EPB = 114° Work out the length of EP. Answer cm
  9. June 2022, Paper 3H, Q21 (3 marks): Use the sine rule to work out the size of angle x. x = °
  10. November 2021, Paper 1H, Q18 (2 marks): (a) Here is a triangle. Give a reason why the length of side AB cannot be 35 m Not drawn accurately 18 (b) Here is a different triangle. Not drawn accurately Le
  11. November 2021, Paper 2H, Q23 (4 marks): A ship sails from P to Q and then from Q to R. Q is 12 miles from P, on a bearing of 080° R is 28 miles from Q, on a bearing of 155° Work out the direct distanc
  12. November 2020, Paper 3H, Q29 (5 marks): A shape is made by joining triangle ABC to a semicircle with diameter AC. Not drawn accurately Work out the total area of the shape. Answer cm2
  13. November 2019, Paper 3H, Q26 (8 marks): Here is a triangular sail. Not drawn accurately 26 (a) Vicky needs to buy waterproofing liquid for the sail. She will put 3 coats of liquid on each side of the
  14. June 2019, Paper 2H, Q16 (4 marks): ABC and ACD are triangles. The area of ACD is 80.5 cm2 Work out the area of ABC. Give your answer to 3 significant figures. Not drawn accurately Answer cm2
  15. June 2019, Paper 3H, Q27 (5 marks): In this question, all lengths are in centimetres. A is a point on a circle, centre O. B is a point on a different circle, centre O. AB = 20 The equation of the
  16. November 2018, Paper 1H, Q26 (5 marks): The area of this triangle is 25 3 cm2 Work out the value of w. Give your answer in the form a b where a and b are integers greater than 1 Not drawn accurately A
  17. June 2018, Paper 1H, Q17 (1 mark): Here is a triangle. Not drawn accurately Circle the correct equation. 42 sin x = 104 15º sin sin 42º x = 104º sin 15 34 sin x = 104 15º sin 42º sin x = 34º sin
  18. November 2017, Paper 3H, Q22 (3 marks): Here is a triangle. Work out the length PR. Not drawn accurately Answer cm
  19. June 2017, Paper 2H, Q20 (3 marks): Work out the size of angle x. Not drawn accurately Answer degrees
  20. June 2017, Paper 2H, Q25 (5 marks): The diagram shows a logo. ABE and DCE are congruent triangles. BCE is a sector of a circle, centre E. Not drawn accurately Show that the area of the logo is 510
  21. Specimen, Paper 3H, Q20 (3 marks): In the triangle, angle y is obtuse. Work out the size of angle y. Not drawn accurately 34° y 16 cm 10 cm Answer degrees

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