Similar Shapes - Higher GCSE - Exam Style Questions

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The passage presents several exam-style math problems involving similar triangles and their properties. The problems cover calculating lengths, heights, and volumes using ratios of similar figures.

The problems involve calculating lengths, heights, and volumes of similar triangles and geometric shapes like cylinders.

The problems are solved by using the properties of similar triangles, where corresponding sides are in the same ratio. Ratios of corresponding sides and volumes are set up and solved for the unknown values.

Higher GCSE Percentages - Higher GCSE - Exam Style Questions

1. Triangles ABC and PQR are similar.


AC = 3.2 cm, AB = 4 cm and PR = 4.8 cm.

Calculate the length of PQ.


(3)

2. ABC and XYZ are similar triangles with right


angles at B and Y.

AC = 13 cm, BC = 5 cm and YZ = 12.5 cm

Calculate the length of YZ.

(5)

3. ABC and ADE are similar triangles.


BC = 1.5 cm, DE = 9 cm, AB = 2 cm

Calculate the length of BD.


(3)

4. Triangles ADE and ABC are similar. A

DE is parallel to BC.
4 cm Not to scale
AD = 4 cm, DE = 6 cm and BC = 9 cm.
D E
Calculate the length of BD.
6 cm
(3)
B C
9 cm

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Higher GCSE Percentages - Higher GCSE - Exam Style Questions

B C

5. Triangles ABC and ACD are


similar.
AB = 5 cm and AC = 6 cm.
5 cm 6 cm

D
Calculate the length of AD.
(3)
20 cm
S R
A

6. In the diagram SR is parallel to PT.


SQT and RQP are straight lines.
SR = 20 cm and PT = 30 cm
The total height of the two triangles is 40 cm. Q

40 cm

Use similar triangles to calculate the height, h cm, of


triangle PQT. h
(3)

P 30 cm T

7. A childs rugby ball is 10 cm long


and has a volume of 200 cm3.
It is similar in shape to a full-size
rugby ball.
A full-size rugby ball is 22 cm long.

Find the volume of the full-size


ball.
(3)

8. Two similar bottles are shown in the diagram.


The smaller bottle is 20 cm tall and holds 480 ml of water.
The larger bottle is 30 cm tall.

How much water does the larger bottle hold?


(3)

9. A and B are two similar cylinders.

The height of cylinder A is 10 cm and its volume is 450


B
cm3.
The volume of cylinder B is 3600 cm2. 10 cm A 3600 cm3

Calculate the height of cylinder B. 450 cm3


(3)
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Higher GCSE Percentages - Higher GCSE - Exam Style Questions

ANSWERS

1. 6cm

2. 30cm

3. BD = 10cm

4. BD = 10cm

5. 7.2cm

6. 24cm

7. 2129.6 cm3 (or ml)

8. 1620cm3 (or ml)

9. 20cm

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