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Solution
8 cm
teacher says
A diagram of the two similar
triangles is helpful
1 2 m 3 2 in
Student thinks
The triangles are similar by the
AAA condition
By similar triangles
320 120
8x320
Student thinks
The lengths need to be
converted to the same units
120
: 21 cm
Answer: E
Distractor C: The torch is now 3 2m away from the wall (not 2 m),
Distractor I): The torch is not twice as far away from the wall
Teacher says
( radius
(distance from wall
( radius
(distance fiom wall
Ulry this '
At the cinema, popcorn is sold in two different sized boxes The
boxes form similar rectangular prisms The lengths of the sides of
the smaller box are half the lengths of the corresponding sides of the
larger box
M VCAA 2002 FM Exam 1
Module 2 Q5
Examiner says
27%answered correctly
The ratio Volume Volume,
largei box
IS
M VCAA 2001 FM Exam 1
Module 2 Q5
Examiner says
39%answered correctly
A garden sprinkler is used to water a circular area Initially, the
sprinkler is turned on so that the radius of the circular area watered
is 0 8 metres as shown m the diagram The water pressure is later
increased so that the radius of the circular area watered is 2 4 metres
The area watered is now
A
B
C
D
E
the same as before
three times what it was before
six times what it was before
nine times what it was before
twenty-seven times what it was before
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ExamBusters Further Maths 3 & 4
A tennis player hits a vertically overhead ball that travels in a straight
line to land a horizontal distance of 18 metres away from where the
ball is hit. When the player hits the ball it is 2.5 metres above the
ground. As the ball passes directly over the net, it is 1.3 metres above
the ground.
The horizontal distance that the ball lands beyond the net is closest to
4VCAA 2001 FM Exam 1
Module 2 Q9
Examiner says
48%answered correctly.
A
B
C
D
E
7.22 m
9.04 m
9.36 m
10.08 m
13.81 m
-4 VCAA 2000 FM Exam 1
Module 2 Q8
Examiner says
22%answered correctly.
AXAB is similar to AXYZ. The ratio AB:YZ is 2:5.
The area of AXYZ is 200 cm2.
The area (in cm2) of AXAB is
A 32
B 80
C 160
D 500
E 1250
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