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Similarity
Question Paper 1

Level IGCSE
Subject Maths (0580)
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Paper Type Extended
Topic Geometry
Sub-Topic Similarity
Booklet Question Paper 1

Time Allowed: 65 minutes

Score: /54

Percentage: /100

Grade Boundaries:

A* A B C D E U

>85% 75% 60% 45% 35% 25% <25%

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1 (a)
B 4.8 cm NOT TO
E SCALE
6 cm
9 cm k cm C

D
A

Triangles CBA and CED are similar.

AB is parallel to DE.
AB = 9 cm, BE = 4.8 cm, EC = 6 cm and ED = k cm.

Work out the value of k.

k = ................................................. [2]

(b)

h NOT TO
20 cm
SCALE

Vase A Vase B

The diagram shows two mathematically similar vases.

Vase A has height 20 cm and volume 1500 cm3.
Vase B has volume 2592 cm3.

Calculate h, the height of vase B.

h = ............................................. cm [3]
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2 Triangle ABCis similar to triangle PQR.

B NOT TO
SCALE

5.2 cm

A 12.4 cm C P 21.7 cm R

Find PQ.

PQ= ............................................ cm [2]

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3 B
E NOT TO
SCALE
8 cm 10 cm 6 cm x cm

A y cm C D 9 cm F

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF.

Calculate the value of

(a) x,

Answer(a) x = ................................................ [2]

(b) y.

Answer(b) y = ................................................ [2]

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NOT TO
SCALE
1 litre
440 ml

12 cm d

Two cylindrical cans are mathematically similar.

The larger can has a capacity of 1 litre and the smaller can has a capacity of 440 ml.

Calculate the diameter, d, of the 440 ml can.

Answer d = .......................................... cm [3]

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NOT TO
SCALE

The two containers are mathematically similar in shape.

The larger container has a volume of 3456 cm3 and a surface area of 1024 cm2.
The smaller container has a volume of 1458 cm3.

Calculate the surface area of the smaller container.

Answer ......................................... cm2 [4]

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6 A car, 4.4 metres long, has a fuel tank which holds 65 litres of fuel when full.
The fuel tank of a mathematically similar model of the car holds 0.05 litres of fuel when full.

Calculate the length of the model car in centimetres.

Answer ......................................... cm [3]

7 The volumes of two similar cones are 36π cm3 and 288π cm3.

The base radius of the smaller cone is 3 cm.

Calculate the base radius of the larger cone.

Answer ......................................... cm [3]

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A company sells cereals in boxes which measure 10 cm by 25 cm by 35 cm.

They make a special edition box which is mathematically similar to the original box.

The volume of the special edition box is 15 120 cm3.

Work out the dimensions of this box.

Answer cm by cm by cm [3]
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9
A
B
4.40 cm
3.84 cm
X NOT TO
SCALE

C
D 9.40 cm

A, B, C and D lie on a circle.

AC and BD intersect at X.

(a) Give a reason why angle BAX is equal to angle CDX.

Answer(a) [1]

(b) AB = 4.40 cm, CD = 9.40 cm and BX = 3.84 cm.

(i) Calculate the length of CX.

Answer(b)(i) CX = cm [2]

(ii) The area of triangle ABX is 5.41 cm2.

Calculate the area of triangle CDX.

Answer(b)(ii) cm2 [2]

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10

NOT TO
SCALE
6 cm
2 cm

A company makes solid chocolate eggs and their shapes are mathematically similar.
The diagram shows eggs of height 2 cm and 6 cm.
The mass of the small egg is 4 g.

Calculate the mass of the large egg.

Answer g [2]
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11

NOT TO
SCALE
20 cm
10 cm

9 cm d cm

The diagrams show two mathematically similar containers.

The larger container has a base with diameter 9 cm and a height 20 cm.
The smaller container has a base with diameter d cm and a height 10 cm.

(a) Find the value of d.

Answer(a) d = [1]

(b) The larger container has a capacity of 1600 ml.

Calculate the capacity of the smaller container.

Answer(b) ml [2]
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12 (a)
A
P

19.5 cm NOT TO
16.5 cm 11 cm SCALE

Q R
B C

The diagram shows a toy boat.

AC = 16.5 cm, AB = 19.5 cm and PR = 11 cm.
Triangles ABC and PQR are similar.

(i) Calculate PQ.

Answer(a)(i) PQ = cm [2]

(ii) Calculate BC.

Answer(a)(ii) BC = cm [3]

(iii) Calculate angle ABC.

Answer(a)(iii) Angle ABC = [2]

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(iv) The toy boat is mathematically similar to a real boat.

The length of the real boat is 32 times the length of the toy boat.
The fuel tank in the toy boat holds 0.02 litres of diesel.

Calculate how many litres of diesel the fuel tank of the real boat holds.

Answer(a)(iv) litres
litre [2]

(b)
E

F
32°
143°
NOT TO
67 m SCALE
105 m
70°

D G

The diagram shows a field DEFG, in the shape of a quadrilateral, with a footpath along the
diagonal DF.
DF = 105 m and FG = 67 m.
Angle EDF = 70U, angle EFD = 32U and angle DFG = 143U.

(i) Calculate DG.

Answer(b)(i) DG = m [4]

(ii) Calculate EF.

Answer(b)(ii) EF = m [4]