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Edexcel IGCSE·Mathematics 4MA1 Perimeter And Area
📋Key knowledge — Mensuration

Formulas & equations

  • Area of triangle = ½ × base × height = ½ab sin C
  • Area of circle = πr²
  • Circumference = 2πr = πd
  • Area of trapezium = ½(a+b)h
  • Volume of prism = cross-section area × length
  • Volume of cylinder = πr²h
  • Volume of cone = ⅓πr²h
  • Volume of sphere = (4/3)πr³
  • Volume of pyramid = ⅓ × base area × height
  • Curved surface area of cone = πrl (l = slant height)
  • Surface area of sphere = 4πr²

Key facts & rules

  • For composite shapes: split into simple shapes, calculate each area/volume separately, then add (or subtract for holes).
  • Units: 1 m² = 10 000 cm²; 1 m³ = 1 000 000 cm³.
  • Slant height of cone: l = √(r² + h²).

Perimeter and Area

40 Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1 past paper questions on perimeter and area — Foundation and Higher, with mark schemes.

Question 1 of 40

January 2023 · Paper 1F · Q15 Foundation
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June 2023 · Paper 1F · Q7 Foundation
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June 2023 · Paper 1F · Q13 Foundation
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June 2023 · Paper 1F · Q20 Foundation
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November 2023 · Paper 1F · Q13 Foundation
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November 2023 · Paper 1F · Q19 Foundation
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June 2024 · Paper 1F · Q15 Foundation
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June 2024 · Paper 1F · Q26 Foundation
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Question 9 of 40

June 2023 · Paper 1FR · Q20 Foundation
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Question 10 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 1FR · Q23 Foundation
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Question 11 of 40

January 2023 · Paper 2F · Q25 Foundation
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June 2023 · Paper 2F · Q12 Foundation
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Question 13 of 40

November 2023 · Paper 2F · Q6 Foundation
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November 2023 · Paper 2F · Q26 Foundation
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Question 15 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 2F · Q9 Foundation
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Question 16 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 2F · Q10 Foundation
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June 2024 · Paper 2F · Q23 Foundation
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Question 18 of 40

November 2024 · Paper 2F · Q14 Foundation
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Question 19 of 40

November 2024 · Paper 2F · Q16 Foundation
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Question 20 of 40

January 2023 · Paper 2FR · Q13 Foundation
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Question 21 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 2FR · Q21 Foundation
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Question 22 of 40

January 2023 · Paper 1H · Q21 Higher
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Question 23 of 40

June 2023 · Paper 1H · Q5 Higher
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June 2023 · Paper 1H · Q22 Higher
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Question 25 of 40

November 2023 · Paper 1H · Q5 Higher
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Question 26 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 1H · Q11 Higher
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Question 27 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 1H · Q20 Higher
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Question 28 of 40

November 2024 · Paper 1H · Q16 Higher
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Question 29 of 40

June 2023 · Paper 1HR · Q4 Higher
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Question 30 of 40

June 2023 · Paper 1HR · Q11 Higher
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Question 31 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 1HR · Q8 Higher
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Question 32 of 40

January 2023 · Paper 2H · Q4 Higher
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Question 33 of 40

November 2023 · Paper 2H · Q10 Higher
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November 2023 · Paper 2H · Q20 Higher
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June 2024 · Paper 2H · Q7 Higher
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June 2024 · Paper 2H · Q21 Higher
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Question 37 of 40

November 2024 · Paper 2H · Q25 Higher
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Question 38 of 40

June 2023 · Paper 2HR · Q8 Higher
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Question 39 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 2HR · Q5 Higher
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Question 40 of 40

June 2024 · Paper 2HR · Q13 Higher
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