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a'=7cm
1. Given the two pentagons below:
a=5cm e'
e=6cm
b'
b=7cm
d=4cm d'
c=8cm
c'
Find the similarity ratio, and calculate the unknown sides of the second polygon.
2. If the two triangles below are similar, and the similarity ratio is 1,5, calculate the sides of the
second triangle.
b=24cm
a=18cm b'
a'
c=30cm
c'
3. Given the two similar right-angled triangles below, find the length of the unknown sides:
b=12cm a=15cm
a'
b'
c'
4. Calculate x, y and z on the figures:
a)
8cm
4cm
6cm
b)
8cm
2cm
x 3cm 5cm
c)
x
8,1cm
5cm
1,5cm
2cm
y
z
6cm
d)
7cm
10cm
6cm
y
x 8cm
5. Explain why the triangles ABC and DEF are similar in the following pairs:
E
a) B
100º
100º
60º
C
A 20º
D F
B
b) E
5cm 10cm
8cm 16cm
A 12cm C
F
D 19,2cm
c)
F
C
8cm
12cm
A 12cm B
18cm E
D
6. Calculate the lengths h, m, n of the right-angled triangle:
18 cm
7,5 cm
h
m n
8 cm
b
h
3,6 cm n
10cm
8. If two hexagons are similar and the similarity ratio is r=3,5, knowing the area of the first
hexagon is 100 m 2 , calculate the area of the second hexagon.
9. If you want to make a model of a house and you choose as scale factor 1:150