Planimetrics + similarity of triangles - practice problems
Number of problems found: 127
- Two similar 2
Two similar polygons have corresponding sides 15 inches and 6 inches. If the area of the first is 2700 square inches, what is the area of the second? - Mirror
How far must Paul place a mirror to see the top of the tower 12 m high? The height of Paul's eyes above the horizontal plane is 160 cm, and Paul is from the tower distance of 20 m. - Similarity 80742
Calculate the perimeter of triangle ABC if you know that it is similar to triangle EFG in which e=144 mm, f=164 mm, g=92 mm, and the similarity ratio is 4. Express the result in cm. - Determine 82470
The school building casts a shadow 16 m long on the plane of the yard, and at the same time, a vertical meter pole casts a shadow 132 cm long. Determine the height of the building.
- Isosceles 67744
Two isosceles triangles have the same angle at the vertex opposite the base. The first one has a base of 12 cm and a leg of 9 cm. The other has a 16 cm long base. Calculate the perimeter of the second triangle. - Similar triangles
In the triangle DEF is DE = 21cm, EF = 14.7cm, DF = 28cm. The triangle D'E'F' is similar to the triangle DEF. Calculate the lengths of the sides of the triangle D'E'F' if the similarity coefficient is one-seventh. - Intersection 6653
Two straight paths cross, making an angle alpha = 53 degrees 30'. There are two pillars on one of them, one at the intersection, the other at a distance of 500m from it. How far does one have to go from the intersection along the other road to see both po - Triangles 6682
Triangles ABC and A'B'C'. They are similar. In triangle ABC, the measures of two angles are 25 degrees and 65 degrees. Explain why in triangle A'B'C' the sum of the sizes of the two angles is equal to 90 degrees - Determine 80754
The perimeter of triangle MAK is 216 mm, side a = 81 mm, and side k = 62 mm. Determine the side length of the triangle OSA if the triangle MAK is congruent to the triangle OSA.
- Coefficient 4872
Find out if the triangles ABC and A'B'C' are similar, determine the similarity coefficient and write the similarity: a = 40 mm, b = 48 mm, c = 32 mm a´ = 60 mm, b´ = 50 mm, c´ = 40 mm - The triangles
Two similar triangles, KLM and ABC, are given. Calculate the lengths of the remaining sides of the triangle KLM. If the lengths of the sides are a = 7 b = 5.6 c = 4.9 k = 5 - Lighthouse
The man, 180 cm tall, walks along the seafront directly to the lighthouse. The male shadow caused by the beacon light is initially 5.4 meters long. When the man approaches the lighthouse by 90 meters, its shadow is shorter by 3 meters. How tall is the lig - Rectangular trapezoid
The ABCD rectangular trapezoid with the AB and CD bases is divided by the diagonal AC into two equilateral rectangular triangles. The length of the diagonal AC is 62cm. Calculate the trapezium area in cm square and calculate how many different perimeters - Similarity of triangles
If triangle ABC ~ to triangle XYZ, AC = 24, AB = 15, BC = 17, and XY = 9, what is the perimeter of triangle XYZ? Round all sides to 1 decimal place.
- Similarity
Are two right triangles similar if the first one has an acute angle 70° and the second one has an acute angle 20°? - Euclid theorems
Calculate the sides of a right triangle if leg a = 6 cm and a section of the hypotenuse, which is located adjacent to the second leg b, is 5cm. - The triangles
The triangles ABC and A'B'C 'are similar, with a similarity coefficient of 2. The angles of the triangle ABC are alpha = 35° and beta = 48°. Determine the magnitudes of all angles of triangle A'B'C '. - Two angles
The triangles ABC and A'B'C 'are similar. In the ABC triangle, the two angles are 25° and 65°. Explain why in the triangle A'B'C 'is the sum of two angles of 90 degrees. - Triangles 6647
For triangles ABC and A'B'C': alpha = alpha with a line, beta with line = beta. a) are these triangles identical? Why? b) are these triangles similar? Why?
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