Year 10 Mathematics

Geometrical Figures Practice Test 1

1 Find the values of the pronumerals in this diagram. Write down the reason in each case

2 Decide, with reasons, whether the given pairs of lines are parallel.

3 Find the value of the unknown angle (x) in this triangle.

4 Find the value of x in this isosceles triangle.

5 Use the exterior angle theorem to find the value of x

 6 Find the unknown angle in this quadrilateral.

7 Find the value of the pronumerals in these special quadrilaterals, giving reasons.

8 For this polygon, find the angle sum and then the value of x.

9 Shown here is a regular pentagon with straight edge side lengths of 7 cm.

a Find the perimeter of the pentagon.

b Find the total internal angle sum (S ).

c Find the size of each interior angle x°
d Find the size of each exterior angle y°

10 Write a congruence statement and the test to prove congruence for these pairs of
triangles.
11 Prove that the following pairs of triangles are congruent.

12 Prove that the pairs of triangles are similar.

13 If the given triangles are known to be similar, find the value of x .

14 A homemade raft consists of two sails with measurements and angles as shown in this
diagram.
a Explain why the two sails are similar in shape.

b Find the scale factor for the side lengths of the sails.

c Find the length of the longest side of the large sail.

15 A ramp is supported by a vertical stud, AB , where A is at the centre of CD . It is

known that CD = 6 m and that the ramp is 3 m high.
a Using the letters given, name the two triangles that are similar and explain why.

b Find the length of the stud AB .

16 The two given triangles are known to be similar. Find the area of the larger triangle.

17 The two given prisms are known to be similar.

Find the volume of the smaller prism, correct to 2 decimal places.
Answers
1 a = 180 - 150 = 30 a° and 150° are supplementary.
b = 30 b° is alternate to a° .
c = 150 c° is corresponding to 150° or co-interior to a°.
d = 150 d° is vertically opposite to 150°.

2 a Yes, alternate angles are equal.

b No, co-interior angles are not supplementary.
3 x = 40°
4 x = 70°
5 a) x = 145° b) x = 40°
6 x = 40°
7 a) x + 60 = 180 (co-interior angles in parallel lines)
x = 120
∴ y = 120 (opposite angles in a parallelogram)
∴ z = 60 (opposite angles in a parallelogram)

b) x + 100 + 100 + 30 = 360 (angle sum of a quadrilateral)

x + 230 = 360
x = 130

8 Angle sum = 720° x = 110°

9 a) 35 cm b) x = 540° c) 108° d) The exterior angles are 72° each.
10 rXYZ ! rSTU (AAS)

11 a) In rABC and rDEF b) In rABC and rDEF

AB = DE (given) AB = DE (given)
AC = DF (given) ∠BAC = ∠EDF (given)
BC = EF (given) BC = EF (given)
∴ rABC ! rDEF (SSS) ∴ rABC ! rDEF (SAS)
12 a) ∠BAC = ∠EDF b) DE/AB = 10/5 = 2
∠ABC = ∠DEF EF/BC = 16/8 = 2
∠ACB = ∠DFE DF/AC = 14/7 = 2
∴ rABC ||| rDEF ∴rABC ||| rDEF
(All angles equal) (Sides same ratio)

13 x=6
14 a) all angle are equal b) scale factor 2.5 c) 8.75 m

15 a) rABC and rDEC b) AB = 1.5 m

16 Area of larger triangle is 18.75 cm2

17 The volume of the smaller prism is 11.85 cm3