Math G9 Hows
Math G9 Hows
Math G9 Hows
2. the ratio of their perimeters = the ratio of their corresponding sides for any two similar
polygons
Example : When Ali planted a tree 5 m away from point A, the tree just blocked the
view of a building 50 m away. If the building was 20 m tall, how tall was
the tree?
Solution: Label the figure as shown. Let x be the height of the tree.
We have ⇒ ⇒50x= 100 m⇒x 2 m.
The height of the tree was 2 m.
Worksheet IV
worksheet IV Grade 9 Unit 5
A. √ C. 48cm
B. 24cm D. 12cm
A. AC = XY C. AC = XZ
B. AB = XZ D. AB = YZ
A. 350
B. 1400
C. 200
D. 400
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B.
C.
D.
A. B. C. D.
C. 20 D. 10
A. 15cm B. 75cm C. √ D. √
worksheet IV Grade 9 Unit 5
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3. Let ABCD and EFGH be two quadrilaterals such that ABCD EFGH.
If AB = 15 cm, EF = 18 cm and the perimeter of ABCD is 40 cm, find the
perimeter of EFGH.
4. Two triangles are similar. A side of one is 2 units long. The corresponding side of
the other is 5 units long. What is the ratio of:
A. their perimeters? B. their areas?
5. Two triangles are similar. The sides of one are three times as long as the sides of
the other. What is the ratio of the areas of the smaller to the larger?
6. The areas of two similar triangles are 144 unit2 and 81 unit2.
A. What is the ratio of their perimeters?
B. If a side of the first is 6 units long, what is the length of the corresponding
side of the second?
7. The sides of a polygon have lengths 5, 7, 8, 11, and 19 units. The perimeter of a
similar polygon is 75 units. Find the lengths of the sides of the larger polygon.
8. A line from the top of a cliff to the ground just passes over the top of a pole 20 m
high. The line meets the ground at a point 15 m from the base of the pole. If it is
120 m away from this point to the base of the cliff, how high is the cliff?