Similar triangles

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Similar triangles: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Areas of Similar Triangles, Criteria for Similarity of Triangles, Similarity of Triangles & Symbol for Similarity of Two Triangles etc.

Important Questions on Similar triangles

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If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF such that BC=3 cmEF=4 cm and area of triangle ABC=54 cm2, then the area of triangle DEF is:

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The triangle ABC and DEF are similar and the areas are respectively 81 cm2 and 196 cm2. If EF = 19.6 cm then find the length of the side BC.

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In ABCD and E point in such that DEBC and AD:BD=2:3, then find the ratio of the area of parallelogram DECB and ABC:

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In Figure, DEFG is a square an BAC = 90°. If BD = 16 cm and EC = 9 cm, then find DE?
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The ABC and DEF are similar and their areas be 64 cm2 and 121 cm2 respectively. If EF=30.8 cm, then BC is:

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In the figure A=CED, then the find the value of x .

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In the adjoining figure, AB, EF and CD are parallel lines. Given that EG = 5cm, GC = 10cm and DC =18cm, then is EF equal to:
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In ABCD and E are points on AB and AC respectively such that DEBC and DE divides the ABC in to two parts of equal areas. Then ratio of AD and BD is:

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The vertical angles of two isosceles triangles are same and the ratio of their areas is 9:16. Then the ratio of their heights is:

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In PQR, a line XY is draw parallel to QR. If PQ = 3PX, then what is the ratio of the area of PXY to the area of PQR?

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ABC is a right angled triangle where B = 90º and BD  AC

If,

BD=8 cmAD=4 cm

then find the length of CD?

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In the figure, AP = 3 cm , AR = 4.5 cm , AQ = 6 cm , AB = 5 cm and AC = 10 cm. Find the length of AD ?
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The ABC and DEF are similar and their areas be 64 cm2 and 121 cm2 respectively. If EF=15.4 cm, then BC is:

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In following figure, ABC~ADE. If AC=5 cmBC=10 cm and DE=2 cm, then determine AE:

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A 1.5 m tall boy stands at a distance of 2 m from the lamp post and casts a shadow of 4.5 m on the ground. Find the height of the lamp post?

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In ABC, D is a point on side BC such that ADC=BAC. If CA=12 cm, CB=8 cm then CD is equal to:

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In a Δ ABC, DE is parallel to BC, AD = 3 cm, AE = 4 cm and AC = 10 cm, then the value of BD in centimetres is:

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The areas of two similar triangles are 324 cm2 and 225 cm2. If the altitude of the smaller triangle is 10 cm, then the altitude of the bigger triangle in centimetres, is:

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In a ΔABC, DE is parallel to BC where D and E are the points on AB and AC, respectively and AD = 4 cm, DB = 8 cm, AE = 3 cm. Length of EC is:

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In ABC, D and E are the points on sides AB and BC respectively such that DEAC. If AD:DB=5:3, then what is the ratio of the area of BDE to that of the trapezium ACED?