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Quotient S2 Congruence and Similarity 2

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NAME : __________________________

DATE : __________________________

TOPIC : Secondary 2 : Congruence and Similarity-- Assignment 2

1.
C E

A B

Given that EAD is a straight line that bisects CAB and CA = 9.8 cm, CD = 4.7 cm and
BD = 5.6 cm, find the length of AB. (Round off your answer to 1 decimal place)

2. B

A 18 cm D 8 cm C

(a) Name a pair of similar triangles and show relevant proof.

(b) Find the length of BC. (Round off your answer to 3 significant figures.)

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3. X

5 cm
8 cm
80o V

W
10 cm

80o
Y Z

(a) Identify a pair of similar triangles and give a relevant proof.

(b) Find the length of WY.

4.
D

A
E 9 cm
4 cm

B F C

Find the length of EF.

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5. A

6 cm

7 cm

C D 4 cm E

(a) Find the length of CD. (Round off your answer to 3 significant figures)
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐵𝐶𝐷
(b) Find the ratio of 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐶𝐸 .
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐵𝐶𝐷
(c) Find the ratio of 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝐵𝐷𝐸.

6. A B

D C

In the diagram, AB is parallel to CD and BF is twice as long as FD. Given that AB : CD = 4 : 5,

find the ratio of
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐹𝐶𝐵
(a) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐵𝐶𝐷

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐸𝐵
(b) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐶𝐷𝐸

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷
(c) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐵𝐶𝐷

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐶𝐷𝐹
(d) 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷

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7. A
F

B
D E

3
In the diagram, ABEF is a parallelogram and ABC is a straight line. Given that FE = 5 AC and
AG = 10 cm, find

(a) the length of GE.

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐵𝐶𝐷
(b) the ratio of 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝐵𝐷𝐹.

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐺𝐹
(c) the ratio of 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐺𝐹𝐸 .

𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐴𝐺𝐹
(d) the ratio of 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐷𝐺𝐸.

(e) Identify one pair of congruent triangles and show the relevant proof.

8. Mark bought two similar bottles of wine. The volume of the larger bottle is 1𝑙 728 𝑚𝑙 and
the volume of the smaller bottle is 343 𝑚𝑙.

(a) If the height of the smaller bottle is 14.6 cm, find the height of the larger bottle. (Leave
your answer in 3 significant figures)

(b) If the base area of the larger bottle is 210 cm2, find the base area of the smaller bottle.
(Leave your answer in 3 significant figures)

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9. Two cookie jars are similar.

The base areas of the smaller jar and the bigger jar are 324 cm2 and 529 cm2 respectively.

(a) Find the ratio of the volume of the bigger jar to the volume of the smaller jar.

(b) If the height of the smaller jar is 22 cm, find the height of the larger jar, leaving your
answer to 3 significant figures.

10. Yummy Bakery sells cakes at $0.20 per cm3.

The black forest cake costs $43.20 while the blueberry cheese cake costs $68.60. The two
cakes are similar.

(a) Find the radius of the black forest cake if the radius of the blueberry cheese cake is 2.4
cm more than that of the black forest cake.

(b) If the base area of the blueberry cheesecake is 392 cm2, find the total base area of both
cakes.

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