Year 11
Higher
Find areas of similar shapes given corresponding lengths
Year 11
Higher
Find areas of similar shapes given corresponding lengths
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will use the linear scale factor to calculate the area scale factor and find areas of similar shapes.
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3 Questions
Q1.
Shape A maps to shape B in an enlargement, calculate the scale factor.
-1
1
2
Q2.
Why have corresponding vertices been joined up in shapes A and B with straight lines in this enlargement?
They do not do anything useful.
They get extra marks in a test.
Q3.
The point at (-2,-1) is enlarged by a scale factor of -2 from the centre of enlargement at (0,0). What will the new coordinate of the point be?
(-4,-2)
(0,0)
(2,1)
4 Questions
Q1.
Shape A and shape B are similar. Calculate the area of shape B.
120 cm²
144 cm²
30 cm²
Q2.
Two similar triangles have heights of 2 cm and 10 cm. The area of the smaller triangle is 5 cm². Calculate the area of the larger triangle.
10 cm²
20 cm²
25 cm²
Q3.
Complete the missing word:
eight
four
two
Q4.
Triangle A and triangle B are similar. Calculate the base length of triangle B.
12 cm
24 cm
4 cm