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Circle theorems: Edexcel GCSE Maths questions

Every Edexcel GCSE Maths exam question on G10 Circle theorems, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q20

    June 2025 · Paper 3H

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    June 2025 Paper 3H, question 20: A, B, C and D are points on a circle with centre O. A 80 O D 43 B C Find the size of angle OBC. Write down any circle theorems that you use. °
  2. Q17

    November 2024 · Paper 1H

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    November 2024 Paper 1H, question 17: A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O. A O B C D CD is a tangent to the circle. Angle BCD = 40° Angle OAB = 3 × angle OAC Work out the size of angle ACD.
  3. Q22

    June 2024 · Paper 2H

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    June 2024 Paper 2H, question 22: A and B are points on a circle, centre O. M A P O B N MAP and NBP are tangents to the circle. Prove that AP = BP
  4. Q21

    November 2023 · Paper 3H

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    November 2023 Paper 3H, question 21: A 35° D O B C 28° E A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. AC is a diameter of the circle. ADE and BCE are straight lines. Work ou
  5. Q21

    June 2023 · Paper 1H

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    June 2023 Paper 1H, question 21: A, B and D are points on a circle with centre O. CDE is the tangent to the circle at D. O E 64° A 51° D B C Work out the size of angle ADC. Write down any circl
  6. Q18

    November 2022 · Paper 1H

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    November 2022 Paper 1H, question 18: D O x° A B C A and B are points on a circle, centre O. DBC is the tangent to the circle at B. Angle AOB = x° Show that angle ABC = 1 2 x° You must give a reason
  7. Q16

    November 2022 · Paper 3H

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    November 2022 Paper 3H, question 16: A B 60° C E D ABDE is a cyclic quadrilateral. ABC and EDC are straight lines. Angle DBC = 60° Given that size of angle EAB : size of angle BCD = 2 : 1 work out
  8. Q20

    June 2022 · Paper 2H

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    June 2022 Paper 2H, question 20: A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. ADE and BCE are straight lines. A O D 132° B C 16° E Work out the size of angle CDE. Give a
  9. Q15

    June 2022 · Paper 3H

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    June 2022 Paper 3H, question 15: P, Q, R and S are four points on a circle. P Q X R S PXR and SXQ are straight lines. Prove that triangle PQX and triangle SRX are similar.
  10. Q14

    November 2021 · Paper 2H

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    November 2021 Paper 2H, question 14: S B T 20° A D C A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. SBT is a tangent to the circle. Angle ABD = 20° the size of angle BAD : the size of angle BCD = 3 : 1
  11. Q14

    November 2020 · Paper 3H

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    November 2020 Paper 3H, question 14: A B C F 40° D 100° E Points B, D, E and F lie on a circle. ABC is the tangent to the circle at B. Find the size of angle ABD. You must give a reason for each st
  12. Q17

    November 2019 · Paper 2H

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    November 2019 Paper 2H, question 17: B O 32° C D A A and B are points on a circle with centre O. CAD is the tangent to the circle at A. BOD is a straight line. Angle ODA = 32° Work out the size of
  13. Q18

    June 2019 · Paper 2H

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    June 2019 Paper 2H, question 18: The points A, B, C and D lie on a circle. CDE is a straight line. B 40° C D A E BA = BD CB = CD Angle ABD = 40° Work out the size of angle ADE. You must give a
  14. Q12

    November 2018 · Paper 1H

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    November 2018 Paper 1H, question 12: B E 35° O 56° A C D A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. DAE is the tangent to the circle at A. Angle BAE = 56° Angle CBO = 35° Wor
  15. Q21

    November 2018 · Paper 2H

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    November 2018 Paper 2H, question 21: A P O C R B A, B, R and P are four points on a circle with centre O. A, O, R and C are four points on a different circle. The two circles intersect at the point
  16. Q11

    June 2018 · Paper 1H

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    June 2018 Paper 1H, question 11: A O C B A and B are points on a circle, centre O. BC is a tangent to the circle. AOC is a straight line. Angle ABO = x°. Find the size of angle ACB, in terms of
  17. Q13

    June 2018 · Paper 2H

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    June 2018 Paper 2H, question 13: C E B O xq D yq A F A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. FDE is a tangent to the circle. (a) Show that y – x = 90 You must give
  18. Q20

    November 2017 · Paper 3H

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    November 2017 Paper 3H, question 20: C A O B A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. AOB is a diameter of the circle. Prove that angle ACB is 90° You must not use any circ
  19. Q15

    June 2017 · Paper 2H

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    June 2017 Paper 2H, question 15: A, B, C and D are four points on the circumference of a circle. A B E C D AEC and BED are straight lines. Prove that triangle ABE and triangle DCE are similar.
All 19 questions on Circle theorems, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 3H, Q20 (4 marks): A, B, C and D are points on a circle with centre O. A 80 O D 43 B C Find the size of angle OBC. Write down any circle theorems that you use. °
  2. November 2024, Paper 1H, Q17 (4 marks): A, B and C are points on a circle, centre O. A O B C D CD is a tangent to the circle. Angle BCD = 40° Angle OAB = 3 × angle OAC Work out the size of angle ACD.
  3. June 2024, Paper 2H, Q22 (4 marks): A and B are points on a circle, centre O. M A P O B N MAP and NBP are tangents to the circle. Prove that AP = BP
  4. November 2023, Paper 3H, Q21 (4 marks): A 35° D O B C 28° E A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. AC is a diameter of the circle. ADE and BCE are straight lines. Work ou
  5. June 2023, Paper 1H, Q21 (4 marks): A, B and D are points on a circle with centre O. CDE is the tangent to the circle at D. O E 64° A 51° D B C Work out the size of angle ADC. Write down any circl
  6. November 2022, Paper 1H, Q18 (3 marks): D O x° A B C A and B are points on a circle, centre O. DBC is the tangent to the circle at B. Angle AOB = x° Show that angle ABC = 1 2 x° You must give a reason
  7. November 2022, Paper 3H, Q16 (4 marks): A B 60° C E D ABDE is a cyclic quadrilateral. ABC and EDC are straight lines. Angle DBC = 60° Given that size of angle EAB : size of angle BCD = 2 : 1 work out
  8. June 2022, Paper 2H, Q20 (4 marks): A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. ADE and BCE are straight lines. A O D 132° B C 16° E Work out the size of angle CDE. Give a
  9. June 2022, Paper 3H, Q15 (3 marks): P, Q, R and S are four points on a circle. P Q X R S PXR and SXQ are straight lines. Prove that triangle PQX and triangle SRX are similar.
  10. November 2021, Paper 2H, Q14 (4 marks): S B T 20° A D C A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. SBT is a tangent to the circle. Angle ABD = 20° the size of angle BAD : the size of angle BCD = 3 : 1
  11. November 2020, Paper 3H, Q14 (4 marks): A B C F 40° D 100° E Points B, D, E and F lie on a circle. ABC is the tangent to the circle at B. Find the size of angle ABD. You must give a reason for each st
  12. November 2019, Paper 2H, Q17 (3 marks): B O 32° C D A A and B are points on a circle with centre O. CAD is the tangent to the circle at A. BOD is a straight line. Angle ODA = 32° Work out the size of
  13. June 2019, Paper 2H, Q18 (5 marks): The points A, B, C and D lie on a circle. CDE is a straight line. B 40° C D A E BA = BD CB = CD Angle ABD = 40° Work out the size of angle ADE. You must give a
  14. November 2018, Paper 1H, Q12 (3 marks): B E 35° O 56° A C D A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. DAE is the tangent to the circle at A. Angle BAE = 56° Angle CBO = 35° Wor
  15. November 2018, Paper 2H, Q21 (4 marks): A P O C R B A, B, R and P are four points on a circle with centre O. A, O, R and C are four points on a different circle. The two circles intersect at the point
  16. June 2018, Paper 1H, Q11 (5 marks): A O C B A and B are points on a circle, centre O. BC is a tangent to the circle. AOC is a straight line. Angle ABO = x°. Find the size of angle ACB, in terms of
  17. June 2018, Paper 2H, Q13 (4 marks): C E B O xq D yq A F A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. FDE is a tangent to the circle. (a) Show that y – x = 90 You must give
  18. November 2017, Paper 3H, Q20 (4 marks): C A O B A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O. AOB is a diameter of the circle. Prove that angle ACB is 90° You must not use any circ
  19. June 2017, Paper 2H, Q15 (3 marks): A, B, C and D are four points on the circumference of a circle. A B E C D AEC and BED are straight lines. Prove that triangle ABE and triangle DCE are similar.

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