PRACTICE PROBLEMS ON SIMILAR TRIANGLES

(1) Find the unknown values in each of the following figures. All lengths are given in centimeters (all measures are not in scale)

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(2) A girl is in the beach with her father. She spots a swimmer drowning. She shouts to her father who is 50 m due west of her. Her father is 10 m nearer to a boat than the girl. If her father uses the boat to reach the swimmer, he has to travel a distance 126 m from the boat. At the same time, the girl spots a man riding a water craft who is 98 m away from the boat. The man n the water craft is due east of the swimmer. How far must the man travel to rescue the swimmer?       Solution

(3) P and Q are points on sides AB and AC respectively, of triangle ABC. If AP = 3 cm, PB = 6 cm, AQ = 5 cm and QC = 10 cm, show that BC = 3 PQ.       Solution

(4) In triangle ABC, AB = AC and BC = 6 cm. D is a point on the side AC such that AD = 5 cm and CD = 4 cm. Show that triangle BCD and triangle ACB are congruent and hence find BD.     Solution

(5) The points D and E are on the sides AB and AC of triangle ABC respectively, such that DE and BC are parallel. If AB = 3 AD and the area triangle ABC is 72 cm², then find the area of the quadrilateral DBCE. 

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(6) The lengths of the three sides of triangle ABC are 6 cm, 4 cm and 9 cm. Triangle PQR ad BC are congruent. One of the lengths of the sides of triangle PQR is 35 cm. What is the greatest perimeter possible for triangle PQR

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(7) In the figure, the sides DE and BC are parallel and (AD/B) = 3/5, calculate the value of

(i) area of triangle ADE/are of triangle ABC

(ii) area of trapezium BCED/area of triangle ABC

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(8) The government plans to develop a new industrial zone in an unused portion of land in a city.

The shaded portion of the map shown given below indicates the area of the new industrial zone. Find the area of the new industrial zone.

(9) A boy is designing a diamond shaped kite, as shown in the figure where AE = 16 cm, EC = 81 cm. He wants to use a straight cross bar BD. How long should it be? 

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(10) A student wants to determine the height of flag pole. He placed a small mirror on the ground so that he can see reflection of the top of the flagpole. The distance of the mirror from him is 0.5 m and the distance of the flagpole from the mirror is 3 m .If t he eyes are 1.5 m above the ground level, then find the height of the flagpole (The foot of student, mirror and the foot of flagpole lie along the a straight line)      Solution

(11) A roof has a cross section as shown in the diagram

(i) Identify the similar triangles

 (ii) Find the height h of the roof.       Solution

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