Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Similarity (Section 1)

  • 1
    If the length scale factor between two similar figures is 4, what is the area scale factor?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    16
  • 2
    In two similar triangles, one has a base of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm. If the corresponding base of the other triangle is 15 cm, what is its height?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    10 cm
  • 3
    A square is enlarged by increasing the length of its sides by 10%. What is the area of the enlarged square if the length of the sides was originally 8 cm?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    77.44 cm²
  • 4
    The area of a circle is 100π cm². If we scale the radius by a factor of 2, what is the new area?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    800π cm²
  • 5
    Three similar wooden boxes have heights in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the ratio of their volumes?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    27:64:125
  • 6
    What happens to the surface area of a sphere when its radius is multiplied by 4?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    The area is 16 times larger.
  • 7
    If the surface area of a sphere is 100 cm², what would be the surface area of a similar sphere with a linear dimension three times as large?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    900 cm²
  • 8
    A model rocket is 1/10 the size of the actual rocket. If the surface area of the model is 50 cm², what is the surface area of the actual rocket?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    5000 cm²
  • 9
    If the ratio of the sides of two similar figures is 2:5, what is the ratio of their areas?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    4:25
  • 10
    If the area of a circle increases by a factor of 9, by what factor has the radius increased?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    3
  • 11
    What scale is a model drawn if an area of 5 m² in real life is represented by 20 cm² on the model?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    1:500
  • 12
    A map has a scale of 1:25000. If the distance between two points on the map is 4 cm, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    0.1 km
  • 13
    A tray has an area of 160 cm². What is the area of a similar tray whose lengths are one and a half times as large?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    1440 cm²
  • 14
    If a solid has a volume of 120 cm³ and is scaled by a factor of 1/3, what is the new volume?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    40 cm³
  • 15
    What is the volume scale factor if the area scale factor is 9?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    27
  • 16
    State the volume scale factor for a length scale factor of 4.
    პასუხი
    (B)
    64
  • 17
    If a photograph is enlarged so that the length of each side is tripled, by what factor is the area increased?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    9
  • 18
    Two shapes are similar, and the ratio of their areas is 16:9. What is the ratio of their perimeters?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    4:3
  • 19
    A model of a car is made to a scale of 1:20. If the surface area of the real car is 10 m², what is the surface area of the model?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    0.025 m²
  • 20
    A jug holding 50 cl is 12 cm high. A similar jug holds 2 liters. What is the height of the larger jug?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    19.0 cm
  • 21
    If the sides of a triangle are increased by a factor of 4, by what factor is the area increased?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    16
  • 22
    Two similar containers hold 1 litre and 2 litres of milk. If the surface area of the larger container is 1100 cm², what is the surface area of the smaller one?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    1100 cm²
  • 23
    If the volume of a box is 24 cm³ and a similar box has sides that are twice as long, what is the volume of the larger box?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    72 cm³
  • 24
    The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. If the smallest side of a similar triangle is 6cm, what is the length of the longest side?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    12 cm
  • 25
    In mathematics, what does the word 'similar' mean?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    An exact enlargement of the other
  • 26
    A building casts a shadow of 20 m at the same time as a 1 m ruler casts a shadow of 0.5 m. What is the height of the building?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    50 m
  • 27
    Two similar containers hold 1 litre and 2 litres of milk. If the surface area of the larger container is 1100 cm², calculate the surface area of the smaller one.
    პასუხი
    (C)
    693 cm²
  • 28
    The volumes of two similar solids are in the ratio 1:8. What is the ratio of their surface areas?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    1:4
  • 29
    A radio mast of height 12m has a shadow length of 16m. Calculate the height of a tower with a shadow length of 56m.
    პასუხი
    (C)
    48 m
  • 30
    A model car is built to a scale of 1:50. The volume of the real car's trunk is 2 m³. What is the volume of the trunk in the model?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    0.0008 m³
  • 31
    A model aircraft is made to a scale of 1:48. If the area of the wing of the real aircraft is 52 m², what is the area of the wing on the model?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    0.0226 m²
  • 32
    Two cones are similar. The ratio of their radii is 2:5. If the volume of the smaller cone is 16π cm³, what is the volume of the larger cone?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    250π cm³
  • 33
    A rectangular garden is 4 meters wide and 6 meters long. A similar garden has a width of 8 meters. What is the length of the larger garden?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    10 m
  • 34
    What is the relationship between the length scale factor and the area scale factor for mathematically similar shapes?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Area scale factor = (length scale factor) ^2
  • 35
    A map has a scale of 1:10000. The distance between two points on the map is 5 cm. What is the actual distance between the two points in km?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    0.5 km
  • 36
    The height of a cone is 10 cm. A similar cone has a height of 20 cm. If the volume of the smaller cone is 50 cm³, what is the volume of the larger cone?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    800 cm³
  • 37
    Two similar prisms have volumes of 27 cm³ and 125 cm³. What is the ratio of their corresponding surface areas?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    9:25
  • 38
    What is the volume scale factor if the area scale factor is 25?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    125
  • 39
    Two similar figures have perimeters in the ratio 3:5. If the smaller figure has an area of 18 cm², what is the area of the larger figure?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    50 cm²
  • 40
    A model of a car has a volume of 250 cm³. The actual car has a volume 20 times as large. What is the volume of the real car?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    50000 cm³
  • 41
    A model of a building is made to a scale of 1:50. The dimensions of a room in the model are 7.4 cm by 9.8 cm. Find the floor area of the room in the model.
    პასუხი
    (A)
    72.52 cm²
  • 42
    For two shapes to be similar, which of the following conditions must be met?
    პასუხი
    A
    B
  • 43
    The ratio of the surface areas of two similar solids is 9:16. What is the ratio of their volumes?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    27:64
  • 44
    An artist makes a model for a large sculpture. It is 24 cm high and the finished sculpture will be 3.6m high. Find the length scale factor.
    პასუხი
    (D)
    15
  • 45
    What happens to the area of a square if you increase the length of its sides by 100%?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    The area quadruples.
  • 46
    What is the volume scale factor if the length scale factor is 3?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    27
  • 47
    A glass is 12 cm high. How tall is a similar glass that holds twice as much?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    12∛2 cm
  • 48
    The lengths of the sides of two similar rectangles are in a ratio of 3:7. If the area of the smaller rectangle is 27 cm², what is the area of the larger rectangle?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    441 cm²
  • 49
    What happens to the volume of a cube if the sides are tripled in length?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    The volume is multiplied by 27.
  • 50
    A statue is 10 feet tall. A miniature replica of the statue is 4 inches tall. What is the scale factor?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    1:360