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The document contains 15 multi-part maths problems involving geometry concepts like similarity of triangles, properties of quadrilaterals, and scale drawings. The problems cover finding lengths, ratios of areas, and applying scale factors to real-world examples involving ship dimensions. Students are tasked with proving statements and calculating values using information provided in diagrams accompanying each problem.

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Icse 10 Similarity

The document contains 15 multi-part maths problems involving geometry concepts like similarity of triangles, properties of quadrilaterals, and scale drawings. The problems cover finding lengths, ratios of areas, and applying scale factors to real-world examples involving ship dimensions. Students are tasked with proving statements and calculating values using information provided in diagrams accompanying each problem.

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Mathematics
Class : X

Roll No. : Time - 01:30


Date : MM - 60

1. In the adjoining figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle with ∠BAC = 90° 4

(i) Prove that ∆ADB ~ ∆CDA.


(ii) If BD = 18 cm and CD = 8 cm, find AD.
(iii) Find the ratio of the area of ∆ADB and area of ∆CDA.

2. In ∆ABC, D and E are points on sides AB and AC respectively such that DE | | BC. 4
(i) If AD = 2.5 cm, BD = 3 cm and AE = 3.75 cm, find AC.
(ii) If AD = 4x – 3, AE = 8x – 7, BD = 3x – 1 and CE = 5x – 3, find x.

3. In the given figure, AD and CE are medians of ∆ABC. DF is drawn parallel to CE. Prove that 4
(i) EF = FB
(ii) AG : GD = 2 : 1

4. In the given figure, ABCD is a rhombus, DPR and CBR are straight lines. 4
Prove that: DP × CR = DC × PR

5. In the given figure, FB = FD, AE ⊥ FD and FC ⊥ AD. 4


Prove that:

6. In the given figure, AB | | DE and BC | | EF. Prove that: 4


(i)
(ii) ∆DFG ~ ∆ACG

7. In the given figure, ∠ACB = 90°, CD bisects ∠BCA and DE ⊥ CA. 4


Prove that:

8. In a trapezium ABCD, AD | | BC. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. If AO = (3x – 19) cm, BO 4


= (x – 3) cm, OC = (x – 5) cm and OD = 3 cm, find x.

9. In the given figure, ∠ABD = ∠CDB = ∠PQB = 90°. If AB = x units, CD = y units and PQ = z units, 4
prove that z = .

10. In ∆ABC, AP : PB = 2 : 3. PO is parallel to BC and is extended to Q so that CQ is parallel to BA. 4


Find:

(i) area of ∆APO : area of ∆ABC


(ii) area of ∆APO : area of ∆CQO

11. In the given figure, ABC and CEF are two triangles where BA is parallel to CE and AF : AC = 5 : 4
8.

(i) Prove that ∆ADF ~ ∆CEF


(ii) Find AD, if CE = 6 cm.
(iii) If DF is parallel to BC, find area of ∆ADF : area of ∆ABC.

12. In the given figure, there are two isosceles triangles similar to each other. If PQ is not parallel to 4
BC, PC = 4 cm, AQ = 3 cm, QB = 12 cm and BC = 15 cm and AP = PQ. Calculate:
(i) AP (ii) ar(∆APQ) : ar(∆ABC)

13. ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR. Also, ar(∆ABC) = 4 ar(∆PQR). If BC = 12 cm, find QR. 4

14. On a map drawn of scale of 1 : 2,50,000, a rectangular plot of land ABCD has the following 4
measurements:
AB = 12 cm and BC = 16 cm,
∠A = ∠B = ∠C = ∠D = 90°. Calculate:
(i) the diagonal distance of the plot in km.
(ii) the area of the plot in sq. km.

15. A model of ship is made to a scale of 1 : 160. Find: 4


(i) the length of the ship, if the length of its model is 1.2 m.
(ii) the area of the deck of the ship, if the area of the deck of its model is 1.2 m2.
(iii) the volume of the ship, if the volume of its model is 1.2 m3.

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