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NAGLE CATHOLIC COLLEGE 2012

YEAR 9 ACCELERATED MATHS TEST
CONGRUENCY AND SIMIRARITY TEST 4

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TOTAL MARKS: 44 MARKS TOTAL TIME: 45 MINUTES
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CALCULATORS ALLOWED NO NOTES
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Question 1 (3 marks)
Express each of the following in simplest form.
(a) 16 : 24



(b) 8.1 : 0.9



(c)
1 1
6 : 3
4 2






Question 2 (7 marks)

a. If, the value of x is:
A 4
B 8
C 12
D 16
E 20

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b. Ann has a bike with three gears in the ratio of 4:5:6. In total there are 45 teeth on the gears. How
many teeth are on the middle gear?
A 12
B 15
C 18
D 21
E 27



c. The 2 triangles in the figure below are congruent.


Therefore, we would write:
A ABC = PQR
B ABC PQR
C ABC = RQP
D ABC RPQ
E All the above are correct.



d. What additional information is required for the for the two triangles below to be congruent by the
reason being ASA?



A XY = RQ
B XY = PQ
C XZ = PR
D ZY = PQ
E ZY = RQ









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e. In the figure below the 2 triangles are similar.



Which of the following statements is correct?
A DE = 15
B EF = 15
C EF = 35
D DE = 35
E None of the above

f. In the triangle ABE, DC is parallel to AB, EA = , AD , EB x y z .



What does EC represent in terms of , , and ? x y z
A z y
B x y
C
zx y
x

D
zx y
x

E
zx zy
x

g. The values for x and y are:



A x = 5 m, y = 13.5 m
B x = 9 m, y = 8 m
C x = 4 m, y = 13.5 m
D x = 13.5 m, y = 4 m
E x = 21 m, y = 13.5 m
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Question 3 (3 marks)
Samantha was reading a map on which the 75 km distance from Geelong to Melbourne was 1.2 cm. How
many centimetres would a 135 km trip be on the same map? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a
centimetre.





Question 4 (3 marks)
Find the height, h, of the building in the figure below.











Question 5 (3 marks)
In the figure below, list all pairs of congruent triangles.








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Question 6 (4 marks)
Given ABC = RSN determine:
(a) the value of x
(b) the length of the sides SR and RN.









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Question 7 (4 marks)
A triangle has been enlarged to form a new triangle ' ' '.
= 6cm, = 12 cm, ' ' = 21 cm, and ' ' = 28 cm.
ABC A B C
AB AC A B B C


Calculate:
(a) the scale factor for the enlargement







(b) the length of ' ' A C .






Question 8 (4 marks)
Supports for a water slide are placed as shown.


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How far away from the waterslide edge has the first support been placed?














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Question 9 (4 marks)
Prove that ABD ACD.












Question 10 (5 marks)
Calculate the lengths of AB and DB.









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Question 11 (4 marks)
A diagram below shows the distances between a cinema and the houses of a number of students.
What is the distance between Janes home and the cinema?






















END OF TEST