Congruent Shapes
Remember the four conditions for triangles fo be congruent — 888, AAS, SAS and RHS
(you only need to show that one of these i true, not all Four).
Qt For the following set of shapes, underline the one which is not congruent to the others
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2 __Ineach of the following, decide which pair of triangles are congruent. Explain why.
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‘ABCD is a parallelogram. M is the point 8
where the diagonals AC and BD intersect.
Show that the triangles ABM and CDM.
are congruent.Similar Shapes
QI Which of the following must be sis
lar to each other?
A Two circles € Two rectangles E Two equilateral triangles
B Two rhombuses D Twosquares F Two isosceles triangles
Q2 For each of the following pairs, say with a reason whether the shapes are similar.
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3 Quadrilateral EFGH is an enlargement of quadrilateral ABCD.
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a) What is the value of x2
b) Calculate the length of side GH
The lange rectangles in diagrams A and B (below) are similar. The small
rectangles in the diagrams below are also similar. Find the shaded area of B.
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In the diagram below, BC is parallel to DE. 2 that we the le fangs wend
AB = 12.cm, BD = 8 cm, DE = 25 cm and CE = 10 cm. 5, falling fr ths quston wep 87. =
som ) Explain why triangles ABC and ADE are similar,
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b) Find the lengths of x and y in the diagram,