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ABCD and EFGH are mathematically similar rectangles.

AD=4cmandEH=8cm.
The area of ABCD is L2 crx*.

ADE H

B+l*= L2Scat€ ftes-te.r

(a) Find the area of EFGH. i! * ada Scde Eecft,-
llx Zz=*g
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(b) Find CD.

1e+ 4 = 3cr*-r
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2.
IJK and LMN are mathematica$r similar triangles.
LN=1"5xIK.
The area of LMN is 45 cm2.
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K

{a} Find the area of IJK.

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{b} The height of triangle IJK is 5 cm.

Find the height of triangle LMN.
*7,5 crv'r
5X l,Ss
3.
Pictured below are two mathematically similar cuboids * Cuboid A and Cuboid B,
The volume of Cuboid A is 10 cm3-

Cuboid A Cuboid B

5 crn 15 cm

(a) Find the volume of Cuboid B. sF3 lS-S=j

sF.s
l0x 33s Zlocr"r3 vol B3

(b) The height of Cuboid B is 7.5 cm.

Find the height of Cuboid A.

1,5 +32-2,56
(c) The depth of Cuboid A is 2 cm.
Find the depth of Cuboid E.

LX3=fcr.,*
A
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Pictured below are tivo mathematically similar cylinders - Cylinder A and Cylinder B.
The width of Cylinder B is 2.5 times the width of Cyiinder A.
The volume of Cylinder B is 625 cm3.
Cylinder A Cylinder B

Find the votrume of Cylinder A.

5f- ? L,6
vo I S?c 2,53
6ffi*2-,,S3 * q-0 c'.43
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pictured below are two mathematicailv similar cuboids - Cuboid C and Cuboid D.

Cubold C Cuboid D

1O.5 cm

"t
16 cm 28 crn 3+ t6
I
t
The surlace area of Cuboid C is 89t
896

(a) Find the surface area of Cuboid

Cu oid D.
cr
c$f
ft\
L-
8q 5x&)' =L 1+t+ cruz
(b) Find the height of Cuboid C.

lo,5 + {,
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6.
Alex and Belinda have two mathematically similar sofas'
Alex's sofa Belinda's sofa

The height of Alex's sofa is 70 crn.

The height of Belinda's sofa is 98 cm. =
The surface area of Belinda's sofa is 78,400 cmz.

Find the surface area of Alex's sofa.

sf- * qs*7o= l,+

artd 5r = l,+z
1S*ao: t zr +ot}ao a*f
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7.
Pictured below are two mathematically similar cuboids - Cuboid E and Cuboid F.

Cuboid E Cuboid F

The sr.lrface area of Cuboid E is 2OO cmz.

The surface area of Cuboid F is 512 cm2.
The volume of Cuboid E is 22A crr,,s.

Find the voiume of Cuboid F. to the nearest cuiric centimetre"

ovrea 5F ;- StLi?-Oo= 2,56

5F = "fffits E- 1,6
vsl sF a, l;638-+,0q6
2-ZS X L?,aq6 e 9ot'lL * otOl cr'f
8.
Pictured below are two mathematically sirnilar footballs - Footba]l 1 and Football 2.

Football 1 Football 2

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The surface area of Football 1 is 26O mmz.
The surface area of Football 2 is 640 rrrrrrz-
The volume of Football 2 is 1.5O0 mrn3.

Find the volume of Football 1, to 3 significant {igures.

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vsl SFe
ffir
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9.
Chloe and Dana have mathematically similar toy ducks-

Chloe's duck Dana's duck

The volume of Chioe's duck is 180 cm3.

The volume of Dana's duck is 3,125 cm3.
The surface area of Dana's duck is 1,800 cm2.

Fi.nd the surface area of chloe's duck, to 3 significant figures.

vol 57 ;- StLa+tBo= t'7,36t

5F {* t, 17,3f,1
(^&5G* 3J t? ,761 z

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lSog + 3 I--i=af,Z- 2&,+6,,,-- f-,68er*rL
10.
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ABCDEF and GHIJKL are mathematically similar prisms-
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t\
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IL
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The surface area of ABCDEF is 3L2 cmz.

The surface are of GHIJKL is 955.5 cm2'
drrcq 5Pa,ffi
3 12* = 3,06L5
The volume of ABCDEF is 288 cma.
JG = 21 crn, SF="lTG; t13
(a) Find the volume of GHIJKL. val Str; l"7S\ 7_S.iSqS7,.
Lg*X s, 35q 375* I S ?3, 5 cnai
p) find DA, to the nearest centimetre.

Zl *;1. -J S z le crq
11.
Pictured below are three mathematicaliy similar ttapeziums * A, B and C.

4.5 m 9m xm
The area of B is 63 ma.
The area of C is 343 ms.

(a) Find the area of Shape A.

tryFs zb
6B *ZZ E f S ,?5 r"t
{b) Find x.
3+3 =63* 5+
12.
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Pictured below are three mathematica-lly similar wooden biocks - X, Y and Z.
xYZ

X has a surface area of L26 m2 and a volurne of 81 m3.

Y has a surface area of 350 mz"
Z }ras a volume of 5,184 ma.

{a} Find the surface area of Z.

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{b} Find the volurne of Y.
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t) b u T'
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6l x J€3 z 3?s v,4i

 13.
Caroiine has two mathematically similar watering cans.

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The smaller watering can has a height of 2A cm and a capacity of I litres.

The larger watering can has a height of 24 crn.

Caroline is going to use the larger watering can to water her plants.
She needs 50 litres of water to water all of her plants.

How many times does she need to refil1 the larger watering can in order to water all of
her plants?

5f' %, z++ ?fra ).L

s#t SF trs t 23
Lo'rp * v*lu{vt€ X 8x l'2z = t?'87trr*t3
5g* f 3, 8Z+ z,' 3,616
t+ buugs
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Pictured below are two mathematically similar cones - Cone A and Cone B.
Cone A Cone B

The ratio of the height of Cone A to the height of Cone B is 4:5.

(a) Find the ratio of the volume of Cone A to the volume of Cone B.

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(b) Find the ratio of the surface area of Cone A to the surface area of Cone B.
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pictured below are two pyramids * lyrarnid A and frramid B.
Pyramid A Pyramid B

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t
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The ratio of the surface area of $,ramid A to the surface area of Pyramid B is 49:81.
The height of Pyramid B is 180 cm.
The voiume of Siramid A is 6,860 cm3.

(a) Find the heiglrt of Bramid A.

ra"io;-ffitffi'x 1: q
t4e(in?
r80:q33sy1;tko*r.r
ffiamid B.
vot.trnt€, 3: ql = %kB :*72*\
(b) Find the volume of
s?hh's g -7

6 E60r 3+3* zS K T29 14,380 c,f,43

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Chris brews beer-
He sells his beer in two mathematically sirnilar bottles - small and large.

,r"-l 28 cm

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Chris has brewed a ba::rel of beer. The bar el eontains 75 litres of beer.
Chris can fill 2OO small bottles with the contents of the barel.

How many large bottles can be filled with the contents of the barrel?

cc^paci\ o? s rn6tt bot+ le -* 7 S oDO 7 2'D 0 = 37 S r\rL

SF,= L&1 ?fi2 t'+
vo\ sF = t.+3
3-?Sx l,?1 = to2.q rqL z .o-p.q\6F to,1r*LU{e

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