Similar Shapes

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1 Triangle ABC and Triangle DEF are similar.

B 25 cm

3 cm

A C D F
4 cm 20 cm

(a) Write down the scale factor of enlargement from triangle ABC to triangle DEF.

(1)

(b) Work out the length of EF.

cm
(2)
(c) Work out the length of AB.

cm
(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)

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2 Trapezium ABCD and Trapezium EFGH are similar.

F 12 cm G
B C
9 cm
6 cm

A D E H
12 cm

(a) Write down the scale factor of enlargement from Trapezium ABCD to Trapezium EFGH

(1)
(b) Work out the length of EH.

cm
(2)

(c) Work out the length of BC.

cm
(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)

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3 Parallelogram ABCD and Parallelogram EFGH are similar.

B C F G

9 cm
80° E H
11 cm
A D
22 cm

(a) Write down the scale factor of enlargement from Parallelogram ABCD to Parallelogram EFGH

(1)
(b) Work out the length of GH.

cm
(2)

(c) Write down the size of angle FEH.

°
(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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4 Triangle ABC and Triangle DEF are similar.

B 12 cm

8cm

A C F
15 cm D
18 cm

(a) Write down the scale factor of enlargement from Triangle ABC to Triangle DEF.

(1)
(b) Work out the length of DE.

cm
(2)

(c) Work out the length of BC.

cm
(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 5 marks)

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5 Shape ABCDE and Shape FGHIJ are similar.

B 4.4 cm C

G 3.3 cm H
1.05 cm
2.8 cm 92° E
I

A D F J

(a) Work out the length of GF.

cm
(2)
(b) Work out the length of CE.

cm
(2)

(c) Write down the size of angle HIJ.

°
(1)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 Here are two rectangles.

42 cm

30 cm 14 cm

10 cm

Show that these rectangles are mathematically similar.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

7 Here are two rectangles.

30 cm 1.8 m

60 cm 90 cm

Show that these rectangles are mathematically similar.

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

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8 Shape A and Shape B are similar.

2 cm

7 cm

A 4 cm
B

8 cm
20 cm

Work out the perimeter of shape B.

cm
(Total for Question 8 is 4 marks)

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