Mathematics Year 10 · Stage 4-5

Measurement and Geometry

Non-right trigonometry, circle theorems and coordinate geometry - the reasoning-heavy half of Stage 5.

Dot points
10
Module
2 of 3
Course
Mathematics Year 10
01What this module asks of you

The 10 syllabus dot points in Measurement and Geometry

These are the statements the Mathematics Year 10 syllabus makes about Measurement and Geometry. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    Surface area and volume of pyramids and cones

    Surface area and volume of pyramids and cones - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  2. 02

    Surface area and volume of spheres

    Surface area and volume of spheres - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  3. 03

    The sine rule

    The sine rule - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  4. 04

    The cosine rule

    The cosine rule - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  5. 05

    Area of a triangle using half ab sin C

    Area of a triangle using half ab sin C - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  6. 06

    Circle theorems: angles and chords

    Circle theorems: angles and chords - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  7. 07

    Tangents and circle proofs

    Tangents and circle proofs - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  8. 08

    Coordinate geometry: distance, midpoint and gradient

    Coordinate geometry: distance, midpoint and gradient - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  9. 09

    Parallel and perpendicular lines

    Parallel and perpendicular lines - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

  10. 10

    Trigonometry in three dimensions

    Trigonometry in three dimensions - Measurement and Geometry, Year 10.

02How it is examined

What a Measurement and Geometry question asks you to do

Year 10 Assessment Task Shape is 50 marks in 75 minutes. Questions on Measurement and Geometry are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Mathematics Year 10 uses.

calculate1calculate2–4explain2–3identify1justify4–6solve3–5

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Measurement and Geometry in the Mathematics Year 10 course

Measurement and Geometry is module 2 of 3 in Mathematics Year 10. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Find the Measurement and Geometry dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Mathematics Year 10 dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.