GRADE 8, MATHEMATICS

(Similarity of Triangles)

1. In the following figure  DE  / /  BC. Find DB . 4. In the following figure  AB / /  CD . Find AB .

2. In the following figure,  DE  / /  BC . Find DE . 5. In the following figure  AB / /  CD . Find BE .

3. In the following figure  AB / /  DE . Find CE .   

6. In the following figure s AED  s ACB . 
Find DC .

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In the following figure s E  s B and 10. In the following figure  DE  / /  BC . Find AD .

AD  DB . Find AB .

8. In the following figure [ AC ]  [ DE ] and 11. Find the heigth of the tree.
[ AB]  [ BC ]. Find AD .

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9. In the following figure  DE  / /  BC. Find . 12. A man is walking away from a lamppost with a
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light source 6 m above the ground. The man is
2 m tall. How long is the man's shadow, when
he is 12 m from the lamppost?