Similarity

What is the scale factor of the enlargement?

2 Triangle XYZ has been enlarged to give triangle X1Y1Z1.

What is the scale factor of the enlargement?
3 Triangle ABC has been enlarged to give triangle A1B1C1.
What is the scale factor of the enlargement?

4 For the pair of similar rectangles below, find the scale factor and calculate .

24cm

26cm

37.5cm

5 For the pair of similar triangles below, find the scale factor and calculate .
 15cm

6cm

4cm

6 Two fridge magnets are mathematically similar.

One magnet is 4cm long and the other is 10cm long.
The area of the smaller magnet is 18cm2.
Calculate the area of the larger magnet.

2.88cm2

45cm2

112.5cm2

7 The Easypac Soup Company produces small cylindrical tins of radius 3cm, and similar
large tins of radius 5cm.
If a small tin contains 243ml of soup, how much does a large tin contain?
52.5ml

405ml

1125ml

8 Coffee is sold in regular cups and large cups. The two cups are mathematically similar in
shape. The large cup is 21 cm high and holds 540 ml. The regular cup is 14 cm high.
Calculate how many ml the regular cup holds.
47.4ml
 240ml

160ml

Similarity - Test
1.

Two similar shapes have areas of 90cm2 and 62.5cm2. The perimeter of the smaller shape is
40cm. What's the perimeter of the larger shape?

33.3cm

48cm

57.6cm

2.

The Easypac Soup Company produces small cylindrical tins of radius 3cm, and similar large tins
of radius 5cm. If a small tin contains 243ml of soup, how much does a large tin contain?

52.5ml

405ml

1125ml

3.

Coffee is sold in regular cups and large cups. The two cups are mathematically similar in shape.
The regular cup is 14 cm high and holds 160 ml. The large cup is 21 cm high. Calculate how
many ml the large cup holds.
 47.4ml

240ml

540ml

4.

Two similar shapes have volumes in the ratio 1:8. What's the ratio of their surface areas?

1:2

1:4

1:8

5.

Two fridge magnets are mathematically similar. One magnet is 4cm long and the other is 10cm
long. The area of the smaller magnet is 18cm2. Calculate the area of the larger magnet.

2.88cm2

45cm2

112.5cm2

6.

Two similar shapes have volumes in the ratio 1:27. What's the ratio of their surface areas?
 1:1

1:3

1:9

7.

Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1:4. What's the ratio of their surface areas?

1:16

1:32

1:64

8.

Two similar shapes have lengths in the ratio 1:5. What's the ratio of their volumes?

1:10

1:25

1:125

9.

Three similar shapes have areas in the ratio of 9:49:100. What is the ratio of their lengths?

3:7:10
 4.5:24.5:50

5:10:10

10.

Three similar shapes have volumes in the ratio of 1:8:27. What is the ratio of their areas?

1:2:3

1:3:9

1:4:9