Geometric reasoning Oe oNIra a jimilar triangles QUEsION 1 Complete the following statements a The symbol for similar triangles is b Two triangles are similar if two angles of one triangle are equal to _____________of the other triangle. © Two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are in the 4d Two triangles are similar if one angle of one triangle is equal to of the other and the lengths of the sides that form the angle are in the € ‘Two triangles are similar if the hypotenuse and another side of one right-angled triangle are proportional to the and another of asecond triangle A B Qu:sion 2 a Why does ZABC = ZDEC)____ i b> Why does ZACB = ZDCB? © Complete AABC ||| A Why ate the triangles similar? © If AB=3 cm and DE = 6 em, what is the enlargement factor? Qu:sion 3 a Why does ZDAE = ZBAC? 1b Why does ZADE = ZABC? Complete AADE ||| A Why are the triangles similar? Quéstion 4 ‘The triangles drawn below are similar triangles. Fina Af a Find 42 in simplest form. “ing AC b Find 4S in simplest form. © Which test shows the triangles similar? d_ What is the enlargement factor? ¢ List the pairs of corresponding angles. f List the pairs of corresponding sides. Chopter 9: Geometric reasoning 133Geometric reasoning Excel vibes Su ute Ya UNIT 18: Proving that triangles are similar Question 4. For the following statements, write True or False a Allcongruent triangles are similar. b All similar triangles are congruent. € All scalene triangles are similar, All acute-angled triangles are similar. All obtuse-angled triangles are similar. £ Allright-angled triangles are similar. Allisosceles triangles are similar h Allequiangular triangles are similar. Question 2 In each diagram, prove that the triangles are similar. a A b 4 ef Question 3 In each diagram, prove that the triangles are similar. bo @ e © 134 Excel ESSENTIAL SKILLS Year 10 Mathematics Revision & Exam WorkbookGeometric reasoning Oe UNIT 19: Using similar triangles to find the value Poem es of pronumerals Quésion 1 In each diagram, use a test of similarity to find the value of the pronumeral. (All lengths are in centimetres. ‘ LN A, 8 QuéstioN 2 For each pair of similar triangles, find the values of the pronumerals. (All lengths are in centimetres.) rn b Chopter 9: Geometric reasoning 135Geometric reasoning TOPIC TEST PARTA Instructions + This part consists of 10 multiple-choice questions. + Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question. + Each question is worth 1 mark. lowed: 15 minutes Total marks: 10 Marks ta f ® » ® x © ® 7 2 The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is equal to @® 180° © 210° @® 360° 1 60 ©» 4 Which test would be used to prove the two triangles congruent? ® sas ® sss © aas @ Rus 5 All similar triangles are @® eauilatera equianguter, © differen. ® congruent. 1 6 AGHI= AABC. What is the size of the ZHIG? B, Qo ® © v0 (©) notenough information c 7 7A diagonal of a parallelogram divides the parallelogram into two triangles that are ® equilateral, ® isosceles. © congruent © none of these. 1 ® » ® 0 © 7 @® % 1 9 Ifthe corresponding angles of two triangles are equal, the triangles are definitely ® congruent. similar © isosceles ® equilateral 1 wy, 40 These two triangles are f$\ s @® similar but not congruent, congruent but not similar, © _ both similar and congruent, @) neither similar nor congruent, 1 Total marks achieved for PART A 40 136 Excel ESSENTIAL SKILLS Year 10 Mathematics Revision & Exam WorkbookGeometric reasoning TOPIC TEST Instruct NS + This part consists of 4 questions. PARTB Time allowed: 20 minutes Total marks: 15 4 Inthe diagram, is the centre of the circle. OC is drawn perpendicular to AB. a Name triangles that are congruent State the congruency test. © Name the paits of equal sides Name the pairs of equal angles. 2 ABCDis a rectangle. a Why does AB = CD? b> Why does ZABC = ZCDA? © Why does BC = DA? Marks d_ Which test shows that AABC = ACDA? Explain why this proves that the diagonals of a rectangle are equal. 3 ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AD = CB. DAC = ZBCA a Prove that AABC = ACDA b> Hence prove that AB I DC © Why does ZABC = ZCDA? 4 What result does the fact that /ABC = ZCDA show? 4 a Prove that ABC I|AADE, —b- If AB=24.cm, AE = 15 om and EC =3 cm, find the length of DB. Total marks achieved for PART B 15) Chopter 9: Geometric reasoning 137