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Exam code:C300

Similarity

What are similar shapes?

  • Two shapes are similar if they have the same shape and their corresponding sides are in proportion

    • One shape is an enlargement of the other

How do we prove that two triangles are similar?

  • To show that two triangles are similar you need to show that their angles are the same

    • If the angles are the same then corresponding lengths of a triangle will automatically be in proportion

  • You can use angle properties to identify equal angles

    • Look out for for isosceles triangles, vertically opposite angles and angles on parallel lines

  • If a question asks you to prove two triangles are similar

    • For each pair of corresponding angles

      • State that they are of equal size

      • Give a reason for why they are equal 

How do we prove that two shapes are similar?

  • To show that two non-triangular shapes are similar you need to show that their corresponding sides are in proportion

    • Divide the length of one side by the length of the corresponding side on the other shape to find the scale factor 

  • If the scale factor is the same for all corresponding sides, then the shapes are similar

Examiner Tips and Tricks

  • A pair of similar triangles can often be opposite each other in an hourglass formation.

    • Look out for the vertically opposite, equal angles.

    • It may be helpful to sketch the triangles next to each other and facing in the same direction.

Worked Example

(a) Prove that the two rectangles shown in the diagram below are similar.

Two similar rectangles

 Use the corresponding lengths (15 cm and 6 cm) to find the scale factor

15 over 6 space equals space 2.5

Use the corresponding width (5 cm and 2 cm) to find the scale factor for the other pair of sides

5 over 2 equals 2.5

The two rectangles are similar, with a scale factor of 2.5

(b) In the diagram below, AB and CD are parallel lines.
Show that triangles ABX and CDX are similar.

Two similar triangles

State the equal angles by name, along with clear reasons
Don’t forget to state that similar triangles need to have equal corresponding angles

Angle AXB = angle CXD (vertically opposite angles are equal)
Angle ABC = angle BCD (alternate angles on parallel lines are equal)
Angle BAD = angle ADC (alternate angles on parallel lines are equal)

All three corresponding angles are equal, so the two triangles are similar

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