Sir Adnan’s Academy

Marks 20 Congruent and Similar Triangles Name………………..……...

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1. Find the unknowns in the given pair of similar triangles (2+2)

2. A 5 foot tall student stands so that the tip of his shadow coincides with the tip of flagpole’s shadow.
Find the hieght of the pole. (3)

3. In the diagram on the right, ∆ DBC ∆ ACE.Find the length of AB. (4)
4. A. (2) B. (2)

5. Identify the similar triangles in each figure. Explain why they (3+3)
are similar and use the given information to find x and y.

a. b.
6. Complete the following proof: (3)

Given: PQ bisects <SPT

SP = PT
Prove: ∆ SPQ ≅ ∆ TPQ