Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q25

AQACurrent spec4 marksCircles & Sectors

25 Here is a circle, centre \(O\).

Circle centre O with a shaded sector of angle x at O

Not drawn accurately

(a) The circle has a circumference of 20 cm

Assume that angle \(x\) is \(90^\circ\)

Work out the shaded area.

Give your answer as a decimal. [3 marks]

(b) In fact, angle \(x\) is smaller than \(90^\circ\)

What does this mean about the shaded area?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • It is smaller than the answer to part (a)
  • It is the same as the answer to part (a)
  • It is larger than the answer to part (a)
  • It could be any of the above