Worksheet - Homework
Name of the Student:
Subject: Mathematics
Unit
Topic
Key Concept
Related Concepts
Global Context
Statement of Inquiry
ATL Category, Cluster, Strand
Assessment Criteria
Year: 4
Geometry
Similarity, Congruency and its applications
Form
Measurement, Models, Scale
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Designing new creative structures involves quality form, creative
models and proper scaling.
Thinking
Criteria A, C and D
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1. The two storage jars are mathematically similar.
If the volume of the larger jar is 1.2 litres,
find the volume of the smaller jar.

2. The rectangles shown are mathematically similar.

Find the lengths of AB and EH if
Area of ABCD : Area of EFGH = 1 : 4

3. Use the figure given to answer the following questions.

a) Prove that the triangles ABE and ACD are similar.
b) What can be deduced about the lines BE and CD?
c) Find the lengths x and y.
d) Find Area of triangle ABE :
Area of quadrilateral BCDE

4. Two similar cans have volumes 400 cubic cm and 1350 cubic cm respectively.
a) Find the ratio of their heights.
b) Find the ratio of their surface areas.

5. ABCD is rhombus. M and N are points on BD such that DN = MB.

Prove that triangle DNC is congruent to
triangle BMC.

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6. C is the centre of the circle.
a) Show that the figure contains congruent triangles.
b) What other facts can then be deduced about the figure?

7. Refer to the diagram given alongside.

a) Show that the triangles are congruent.
b) What other facts then can be deduced
about the figure?

8. Area of triangle APQ is 99 sq cm and

the area of triangle ABC is 11 sq cm.
BC is parallel to PQ and length of PQ is 12 cm.
Calculate the length of BC.

9. When BC = EF, this rhombus contains two

congruent triangles. Identify the triangles and
prove that they are congruent.

10. Angle A is congruent to angle E and AB = BE.

Prove that AD = EC.