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Homework – Area and Volume of Similar Shapes

Instruction – Complete solution in the spaces provided and

ensure all workings are clearly shown to earn the marks

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1 Below are two similar triangles. blank

B
A

10cm 20cm

The area of triangle A is 20cm²

Work out the area of triangle B.

..........................cm²
(Total for question 1 is 2 marks)

2 Below are two similar parallelograms.

3 cm A 4.5 cm B

The area of parallelogram A is 41cm².

Work out the area of parallelogram B.

..........................cm²

(Total for question 2 is 2 marks)

3 Two cylinders, A and B, are mathematically similar. Leave
The height of B is twice the corresponding height of blank
A. The surface area of A is 22 cm².

Find the surface area of B.

..........................cm²
(Total for question 3 is 2 marks)

4 Cylinder X and cylinder Y are mathematically similar.

The length of cylinder X is 6cm and the length of cylinder Y is 9 cm.

The volume of cylinder X is 50 cm³.

9 cm
6 cm
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

X Y

Calculate the volume of cylinder Y to 2dp.

.............................. cm³
(Total for question 4 is 3 marks)
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Diagram NOT accurately drawn

Two solid shapes, A and B, are mathematically similar.

The base of shape A is a circle with radius 3 cm.
The base of shape B is a circle with radius 6 cm.

2
The surface area of shape A is 210 cm .

(a) Work out the surface area of shape B.

2
..................... cm
(2)

3
The volume of shape B is 1200 cm .
(b) Work out the volume of shape A.

3
................ cm
(2)
(Total for question 5 is 4 marks)
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A B

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

Two solid shapes, A and B, are mathematically similar.

The surface area of shape A is 300cm²
The surface area of shape B is
675cm² The height of shape A is
45cm

(a) Work out the height of shape B.

.........................cm
(3)
The volume of B is 530cm².
(b) Work out the volume of shape A

.........................cm3
(3)
(Total for question 6 is 6 marks)
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T
S

Diagram NOT accurately drawn.

Two solid shapes, S and T, are mathematically similar.
The surface area of shape S is 120cm².
The surface area of shape T is 750cm².
The height of shape S is 27cm.

(a) Work out the height of shape T.

.........................cm
(3)
The volume of T is 620cm²
(b) Work out the volume of shape S to 2sf.

.........................cm3
(3)
(Total for question 7 is 6 marks)
 8 Two clay models of Big Ben are mathematically similar. Leave
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The smaller model has a height of 18cm.
The larger model has a height of 24cm.
The smaller model weighs 310g.

Work out the weight of the larger model to 3 significant figures.

(1cm3 = 1g)

.........................g

(Total for question 8 is 3 marks)

99 Two clay models of the Eiffel Tower are mathematically similar.

The smaller model has a height of 21cm.

The larger model has a height of 36cm.

The smaller model weighs 132g.

Work out the weight of the larger model. Hint:

1cm3 = 1g

.........................g
(3)

(Total for question 9 is 3 marks)

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Two solids are mathematically similar.

The surface area of the smaller solid is 420 cm²
The surface area of the larger solid is 1500 cm²
The volume of the larger solid is 67cm³.

Work out the volume of the smaller solid to 3sf.

.........................cm³

(Total for question 10 is 3 marks)

11 Diagram NOT accurately drawn
11 Two prisms, A and B, are mathematically similar.
The volume of prism A is 14000 cm³. The volume of prism B is 27344 cm³.
The total surface area of prism B is 9728 cm².

Calculate the total surface area of prism A to 3sf.

................................ cm²
(Total for question 11 is 4 marks)
12 Sarmad bought a toy that grows 5 times larger when placed in water. Leave
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Before placing the toy in water it was 3cm tall.
After placing the toy in water it grew to a similarly shaped toy that was 5cm tall.

Is the claim reasonable?

(Total for question 12 is 3 marks)

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13 Two cubes, P and Q, are mathematically similar.
The volumes of P and Q are 29 cm³ and 453 cm³, respectively.
The height of P is 8 cm.

Find the corresponding height of Q.

(Total for question 13 is 3 marks)

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14 Marwa is potting plants. blank
She is using two mathematically similar pots, the smaller is 12cm tall and the
larger 27cm tall.

She has two bags of soil, each containing 35 litres of soil.

With the first bag, Marwa fills 15 small pots using all of the soil in the bag.

27cm
12cm

How many large pots can be filled completely using the second bag of soil?

(Total for question 14 is 4 marks)

 15 The areas of two mathematically similar shapes are in the ratio 25 : 36 Leave
The length of the smaller shape is 32cm blank

Work out the length of the larger shape.

.........................cm
(Total for question 15 is 3 marks)

16 The areas of two mathematically similar shapes are in the ratio 64 : 121
The length of the smaller shape is 41.5cm

Work out the length of the larger shape.

.........................cm
(Total for question 16 is 3 marks)
17 The volumes of two mathematically similar solids are in the ratio 27 : 216
The surface area of the smaller solid is 38 cm²

Work out the surface area of the larger solid.

.........................cm²
(Total for question 17 is 3 marks)