Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Similarity (Section 2)
1
If the height of a triangle is doubled while the base remains constant, what is the effect on the area?
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(A)
The area doubles.
2
Two triangles ABC and BDC, where angle ABC = angle BDC = 90° and AB=6cm, BC=8cm, and BD=4.8cm. What is the length of DC?
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(B)
6.4 cm
3
The scale on a map is 1:50,000. If two cities are 3 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
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(B)
1.5 km
4
A glass holds 15 cl. If the capacity is doubled, how does the height change?
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(C)
multiplied by ∛2
5
A cube has a surface area of 54 cm². If each side is doubled, what is the new surface area?
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(D)
432 cm²
6
If two similar figures have a surface area ratio of 49:81, what is the ratio of their corresponding side lengths?
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(A)
7:9
7
If the sides of a square are tripled, what is the change in the area?
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(C)
Area is multiplied by 9
8
If the area of a square is doubled, what is the effect on the side length?
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(B)
The side length is multiplied by √2.
9
If the volume of a cube is 64 cm³, and a similar cube has a side length that is twice as long, what is the volume of the larger cube?
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(D)
512 cm³
10
A small sphere has a radius of 3 cm. A larger sphere has a radius of 9 cm. By what factor has the surface area of the sphere increased?
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(C)
9
11
A model of a building has a volume of 1000 cm³. The actual building is built to a scale of 1:100. What is the volume of the actual building?
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(D)
10000000000 cm³
12
A glass holds 15 cl, and a larger similar glass is in the ratio 1:1.2. Calculate the capacity of the larger glass.
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(C)
25.92 cl
13
The ratio of the volumes of two similar cones is 8:27. What is the ratio of their heights?
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(A)
2:3
14
A model aircraft is made to a scale of 1:50. The area of the wing on the model is 18 cm². What is the area of the wing on the real aircraft?
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(D)
450000 cm²
15
A model building has a height of 10 cm. The actual building is 50 m tall. What is the scale used to build the model?
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(B)
1:50
16
The model has a volume of 1340 cm³. What will be the volume of the sculpture if the scale factor is 10?
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(D)
1340000 cm³
17
Two similar cones have heights in a ratio of 2:5. If the surface area of the smaller cone is 24 cm², what is the surface area of the larger cone?
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(D)
24 cm²
18
If the scale factor between two similar figures is 1:0.5, what is the ratio of their areas?
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(A)
1:0.25
19
Two similar figures have a volume ratio of 64:125. What is the ratio of their corresponding side lengths?
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(A)
4:5
20
A model of a building is made to a scale of 1:50. A room in the model is a cuboid with dimensions 7.4cm by 9.8cm by 6.5cm high. Calculate the floor area of the room in the actual building.
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(D)
181.3 m²
21
A tray has an area of 160 cm². What is the area of a similar tray if the lengths are halved?
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(A)
40 cm²
22
The rectangles ABCD and PQRS are similar. Find the length of PQ if AB=6cm, CD=4cm, and BC=5cm.
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(A)
7.5 cm
23
A model aircraft is made to a scale of 1:48. The area of the wing of the real aircraft is 52 m². What is the area of the wing of the model?
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(A)
0.0226 m²
24
Three similar wooden boxes have heights in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the ratio of their volumes?
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(C)
27:64:125
25
Three similar wooden boxes have heights in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the ratio of their volumes?
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(C)
27:64:125
26
A jug holds 50cl is 12 cm high. A similar jug holds 2 litres. What is its height?
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(A)
19.0 cm
27
A tray has an area of 169 cm². What is the area of a similar tray whose lengths are one and a half times as large?
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(B)
380.25 cm²
28
The length scale factor is 10. What is the area scale factor?
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(C)
100
29
The area of a rug is 2.4 times as large as the area of a similar rug. If the length of the smaller rug is 1.6m, find the length of the larger rug.
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(A)
2.47m
30
If a model drawn an area of 5m² in real life is represented by 20 cm² on the model, what is the scale?
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(C)
1:50
31
The heights of two similar glasses are in the ratio 1:1.2. Calculate the capacity of the larger glass.
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(C)
1.728 times the smaller
32
A model of a building is made to a scale of 1:50. A room in the model has dimensions 7.4cm by 9.8cm by 6.5cm. Calculate the floor area of the room in the actual building.
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(D)
18.13 m²
33
If two rectangles are similar, and the scale factor of the sides is 3, how does the area change?
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(D)
Increases by a factor of 9
34
The lengths of the sides of a rectangle are doubled. By what factor is the area increased?
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(C)
4
35
The area of a rug is 2.4 times as large as the area of a similar rug. What is the length of the larger rug if the length of the smaller rug is 1.6m?
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(A)
2.47 m
36
The area of a square is 4 cm². If the square is enlarged by increasing the length of its sides by 100%, what will be the area of the enlarged square?
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(C)
16 cm²
37
If a cube has a volume of 8 cm³ and it is enlarged by a scale factor of 2, what is the new volume?
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(D)
64 cm³
38
The surface area of a container is 100 cm². If the container is enlarged with a length scale factor of 3, what will be the new surface area?
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(C)
900 cm²
39
To what scale is a model drawn if an area of 5 m² in real life is represented by 20 cm² on the model?
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(B)
1:100
40
An artist makes a model for a large sculpture. The model is 24cm high. The finished sculpture will be 3.6m high. Find the length scale factor.
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(A)
15
41
In the triangle, angle ABC = angle BDC = 90°, AB = 6 cm, BC = 8 cm and BD = 4.8 cm. What is the length of DC?
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(B)
6.4 cm
42
The area of a rug is 2.4 times as large as the area of a similar rug. If the length of the smaller rug is 1.6m, find the length of the larger rug.
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(B)
2.4 m
43
A tray has an area of 169 cm². What is the area of a similar tray whose lengths are one and a half times as large?
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(B)
380.25 cm²
44
If two shapes are similar, what must be true about their corresponding angles?
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(B)
They must be equal.
45
In mathematics, what does the word 'similar' mean?
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(C)
Exact enlargement of the other
46
A cube has a volume of 10 cm³. If the cube's side lengths are tripled, what is the new volume?
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(C)
270 cm³
47
If a model of a building is created to a scale of 1:50, and a room in the model has dimensions 7.4 cm by 9.8 cm by 6.5 cm, calculate the floor area of the room in the actual building.
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(D)
18.5 m²
48
If the length scale factor is 2, what is the area scale factor?
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(B)
4
49
For two shapes to be similar, which conditions must be met?
