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examples.

1. Find side

𝑥: a)

b)
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2. Find the size of angle 𝜃 to 1 decimal

place. a)

b)
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3. Find the exact value of:

a) sin 90

b) tan 45

c) sin 30
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1. Calculate the following using the triangles shown below:

a) The length of AB

b) The length of AC
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2. Calculate the following using the triangles shown below:

a) The length of AC

b) The size of angle A

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3. Calculate the following using the triangles shown below:

a) The area of this triangle

b) The length of AC
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Worked Example

𝗑 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏°
Calculate angle 𝗑

Step 1: Use properties of quadrilaterals to calculate the other angles.

Opposite angles are equal so in the quadrilateral there are two angles equal to 𝑥 and two angles measuring 111°.

Step 2: Set up an equation using the fact that angles in a quadrilateral add up to 360°.

𝑥 + 𝑥 + 111° + 111° = 360°

2𝑥 + 222° = 360°

2𝑥 + 222° = 360°
Step 3: Solve the equation.

2𝑥 = 138°
𝑥 = 69°

Guided Example

In the kite, angle DAB is 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏° and angle CDA is 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗°. Calculate angle ACD.
B

A C

D
Step 1: Use properties of quadrilaterals and triangles to calculate the other angles.

Step 2: Set up an equation using the fact that angles in a quadrilateral add up to 360°.

Step 3: Solve the equation.

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1. Shade the trapezium

2. Give 2 properties of a Rhombus.

3. Calculate angle 𝑥.

𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗° 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗°

𝗑 𝟔𝟔𝟏𝟏°

4. Calculate angle 𝑦 .

𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏°
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Worked Example

Calculate angle 𝗑.

𝟒𝟒𝟏𝟏°

Step 1: Identify the unlabelled angle.

equal to 𝑥.
Base angles in an isosceles triangle are equal. Therefore, the unlabelled angle is also

Step 2: Use the fact that angles in a triangle add up to 180° to set up an equation.

𝑥 + 𝑥 + 48° = 180°

Step 3: Solve the equation.

2𝑥 + 48° = 180°
2𝑥 = 132°
𝗑 = 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔°

Guided Example

Calculate angle 𝗑.

𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗°
𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒°
Step 1: Use the fact that angles in a triangle add up to 180° to set up an equation.

Step 2: Solve the equation.

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5. Circle the isosceles triangle and give a reason for your identification

6. Calculate angle 𝑥.

𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒°

𝗑
𝟔𝟔𝟏𝟏°

7. Calculate angle 𝑦 in the right-angled triangle.

𝟗𝟗𝟒𝟒°

8. The triangle below is an isosceles triangle. Calculate angle 𝑧.

𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒°

𝒛𝒛
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1. Are the following sets of triangles congruent? Explain your answer.

a)

b) Triangles X𝑌𝑀 and 𝑌𝑀𝑍

c)

d) Given 𝐽𝐾𝐿𝑀 and 𝑀𝑁𝑂𝑃 are squares, Triangles 𝐽𝑃𝑀 and 𝐿𝑀𝑁
e) Triangles 𝐴𝑂𝐶 and 𝐵𝑂𝐷

O
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1. Given that the rectangles are similar, calculate length 𝑥.

6.1 cm 𝑥 cm

3.5 cm

10.5 cm

2. Given that the triangles are similar, calculate length 𝑥.

8 cm
𝑥 cm

6.5 cm 1.3 cm
3. Given that the rectangles are similar, calculate length 𝑥.

10 cm 𝑥 cm

6 cm

11 cm

4. Are these shapes similar?

15 cm
32 cm

10 cm

20 cm
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5. Prove that the triangles are similar.

70°

35° 75°
75°

6. Both triangles below are isosceles. Are they similar?

66°

51°
7. Triangle ABC is similar to ADE. Calculate angle BED.

78°

64°

8. In the following diagram AB = 12 cm, EB = 8 cm and CB = 20 cm.

Triangles ABC and ADE are similar. Calculate the length of DE.
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9. Given that the rectangles are similar, calculate the area scale factor.

3.5 cm

10.5 cm

10.Given that the triangles are similar, calculate the area of the smaller
triangle to 1 decimal place.

8 cm

6.5 cm 1.3 cm
11.The linear scale factor is 4. Given that the rectangles are similar,
calculate area of the larger rectangle.

10 cm

6 cm

12.The area of the larger parallelogram is 900 𝑐𝑚2. Given that the
parallelograms are similar, and the area scale factor is 100, find 𝑥 and
𝑦.

𝑥 cm

𝑦 cm

20 cm
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13.The volume scale factor is 27. Calculate length 𝑥 cm.

𝑥 cm
42 cm

14.Given that the square pyramids are similar, calculate the volume of

by ℎ.
the larger pyramid. The vertical height of the pyramid is denoted

ℎ = 9 cm

1.8 cm
3 cm
15.The surface area of cube A is 24 𝑐𝑚2. The surface area of cube B is 54
𝑐𝑚2 and the volume is 27 𝑐𝑚3. Calculate the volume of cube A.

16.The volume of the smaller prism is 25 𝑐𝑚3 and the volume of the larger

200 𝑐𝑚3. Find the value of 𝑥

prism is

30 cm 𝑥 cm