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7.

8.
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9.

The diagram shows shape A.

Draw the enlargement of shape A with

1
scale factor and centre of
3
enlargement (0, 0).

[3 marks]
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10. The diagram shows two triangles A

and B.

Describe fully the single

transformation that maps triangle A
onto triangle B.

[3 marks]

11.
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Similar Triangles:

12. 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)

13. ABC and ADE are similar triangles.

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

Calculate the length of BD.

(3)

14. 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.
(3)
6 cm

B C
15. 9 cm

R
The two triangles ABC and PQR are
mathematically similar. C
Angle A = angle P.
Angle B = angle Q.
AB = 8 cm.
45 cm
AC = 26 cm.
PQ = 12 cm. 26 cm
QR = 45 cm.

(a) Work out the length of PR.

(2) Q
A P 12 cm
(b) Work out the length of BC. 8 cm B
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16. X

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

AB is parallel to XY. 12.5 cm

A
The lines AY and BX intersect at P.

AB = 6 cm.
XP = 12.5 cm. 15 cm
6 cm
XY = 15 cm. P
Work out the length of BP.
(3)

B
Y
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A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
4.5 cm 6 cm

B E
4.8 cm
4 cm

C D

BE is parallel to CD.
AE = 6 cm, ED = 4 cm, AB = 4.5 cm, BE = 4.8 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of CD.

(2)

(b) Calculate the perimeter of the trapezium EBCD.

(2)
18.

BE is parallel to CD.
AB = 9 cm, BC = 3 cm, CD = 7 cm, AE
= 6 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of ED.

(2)
(b) Calculate the length of BE.
(2)
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Similar Triangles: Applications

1. If a tree casts a 24-foot shadow at the same time that a yardstick casts a 2-foot shadow, find the height
of the tree.

x ft

3 ft
2 ft 24 ft

2. A bush is sighted on the other side of a canyon. Find the width of the canyon.

x
10 ft
100 ft 7.5 ft

3. A 12-centimeter rod is held between a flashlight and a wall as shown. Find the length of the shadow on the
wall if the rod is 45 cm from the wall and 15 cm from the light.

shadow

4. The cheerleaders at City High make their own megaphones by cutting off the small end of a cone made
from heavy paper. If the small end of the megaphone is to have a radius of 2.5 cm, what should be the height
of the cone that is cut off?
2.5 cm

60 cm

56 cm
5. Find the width of the Brady River.
7m 8m

28 m
8m Brady
15 m
River
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6. Ramon places a mirror on the ground 45 ft from the base of a geyser. He walks backward until he can see
the top of the geyser in the middle of the mirror. At that point, Ramon’s eyes are 6 ft above the ground and
he is 7.5 ft from the mirror. Use similar triangles to find the height of the geyser.

x ft

6 ft

45 ft 7.5 ft

7. Find the height of the giraffe in the diagram below.

8. On level ground, the base of a tree is 20 ft from the bottom of a 48-ft flagpole. The tree is shorter than
the pole. At a certain time, their shadows end at the same point 60 ft from the base of the flagpole. How tall
is the tree?

9. A tourist on the observation deck of a building looks east, facing another building 320 ft high and two
blocks from the first building. Her view is 400 ft above street level. Her car is parked five blocks east of the
second building. If no other buildings intervene, can she see her car?
Tourist

400 ft
320 ft
Car

2 blocks 5 blocks

10. Mason Construction wants to connect two parks on

opposite sides of town with a road. Surveyors have

laid out a map as shown. The road can be built through

the town or around town through point R. The roads

intersect at a right angle at point R. The line joining

Park A to Park B is parallel to the line joining C and D.

a. What is the distance between the parks through town

b. What is the distance from Park A to Park B through point R.