Mathematics work sheet 2nd semester

Workout the following questions

1. In two similar triangles, find the ratio of:

a. corresponding sides, if the areas are 50cm2 and 98cm2

b. the perimeter, if the areas are 50cm and 16cm

2. Two triangles are similar. The length of a side of one of the triangles is 6 times that of the
corresponding sides of the other. Find the ratios of the perimeters and the area of the
triangles.

3. The sides of a polygon have lengths 5, 7, 8, 11 and 19 cm. The perimeter of a similar
polygon is 75cm. Find the lengths of the sides of larger polygon.

4. A side of a regular six -sided polygon is 8cm long. The perimeter of a similar polygon is
60cm. What is the length of a side of the larger polygon

5. The ratio of the sides of two similar polygon is 3:2. The area of the smaller polygon is
24cm2

What is the area of the larger polygon?

6. Two trapeziums are similar. The area of one of the trapeziums is 4 times

that of the other. Determine the ratios of the perimeters and the corresponding side lengths of the
trapeziums.

7. Two triangles are similar. The length of a side of one of the triangles is 4 times that of the
corresponding side of the other. Determine the ratios of the perimeters and the areas of
the polygon.

8. Two pentagons are similar. The area of one of the pentagons is 9 times that of the other.
Determine the ratios of the lengths of the corresponding sides and the perimeters of the
pentagon’s.

9. which one of the following statement is not true ?

a) Any geometric figure is similar to itself.
b) Congruent polygons are not necessarily similar.
c) Any two regular polygons that have the same number of sides
are similar.
d) Two isosceles triangles are similar.1
10. The sides of a quadrilateral measure 12cm, 9cm, 16cm and
20cm. The longest side of a similar quadrilateral measures 8cm. Find
the measure of the remaining sides of this quadrilateral.
11. What must be the constant of proportionality of two similar polygons in

12. Given that ∆ ABC ~ ∆ DEF. Then find 𝑥 and 𝑦

order for the polygons to be congruent?

c) ∠ B ≅ 𝑦
b) a side corresponds to side CA is 𝑥
13. A man who is 1.80m tall wishes to find the height of a certain four-story building.
He measures its shadow and finds it to be 28m long; while his own shadow is 4.2m
long. How tall is the building?
14. Let ∆ LMN ~ ∆ PQR and the sides of ∆ LMN are LM = 12,
MN = 15, and LN = 18. If the constant of proportionality is 2/3,
then find the length of the corresponding sides of ∆ PQR.
15. When you shine a flashlight on a book that is 12cm tall and 8cm wide, it makes
a shadow on the wall that is 18cm tall and 12cm wide. Then what is the scale
factor of the book to its shadow?
16. The sides of a triangle measures 4cm, 9cm and 11cm. If the shortest side of a
similar triangle measures 12cm, find the measure of the remaining sides of this

17. The scale factor of ∆ ABC to ∆ DEF is 4 : 3. The area of ∆ ABC is 𝑥 and
triangle.

the area of ∆ DEF is 𝑥 −7 . The perimeter of ∆ ABC is 8 + 𝑦 and the

perimeter of ∆ DEF is 3𝑦 − 12.
a) Find the perimeter of ∆ DEF.
b) Find the area of ∆ ABC
18. In a right angled triangle, the measure of one acute angle of a triangle is 6
more than two times the measure of the other acute angle. Find the
measure of each acute angle.

an exterior angle (3𝑥 − 10)° . Find the value of 𝑥

19. Given that for a triangle, the two interior angles 25° and (𝑥 + 15)° are remote to

20. What is the length of the leg of an isosceles triangle if the length of the base is
18cm and its vertex angle is 900
21. Determine whether the triangle whose sides have lengths 61, 60, and 11 is a right
triangle.
22. Point (3, 2) lies on the line ax+2y = 10. Find a .
23. Point (m, 5) lies on the line given by the equation 5x - y = 20. Find m.
24. Find the slope between the points
A (a + b, 4m - n) and B (a - b, m + 2n)
25. Find the slope between the points
C(3c - d, s +1) and D (c - 2d, s -1)
26. Write the equation of the line which has the given slope "m" and which
passes through the given point.
a. (2, 10) and m = - 4
27. State the slope and y-intercept of the line 2x + y + 1 = 0.
28. Find the slope and y-intercept of y - yo = m(x - x,,) where x,, and yo are
constants.
29. Find the slope and y-intercept of each line:
a. (x + 2) (x + 3) = (x - 2) (x - 3) + y
b. x = mu + b
30. one of the following linear equations does pass through the origin?
a. y = -x+10 c. y = -8x
b. y = -3x +5 d. y = 2x – 6
31. Two of the angles in a triangle are complementary. The third angle is
twice the measure of one of the complementary angles. What is the
measure of each of the angles?
32. Abebe is 12 years old and his sister Aster is 2 years old. In how many
years will Abebe be exactly twice as old as Aster?
33. Find the slope of the line x = -24.
34. Find an equation of the line containing (3,-4) and having slope -2. If this line
contains the points (a,8) and (5,b), find a and b.
35. What is the length of the image of a 20cm long segment after central
stretching with a scale factor 2 ?
36. If ADEF-AKLM such that DE =(2x + 2)cm, DP = (5x - 7)cm, KL = 2cm,
KM = 3cm and EF= 10cm, then find LM.
37. which one of the following statement is true ?
a. A secant of a circle contains chord of the circle.
b. A secant of a circle always contains diameter of the circle.
c. A tangent to a circle contains an interior point of the circle.
d. A tangent to a circle can pass through the center of the circle.
38. Given a circle of radius r and with center O, A point P lies in a plane such that OP < r.
Then
point P lies
a) in the interior of the circle c) on the circle
b) in the exterior of the circle d) cannot say

39. Given a circle with centre 0 and chords AB, PQ and XY. Points P, Q and O are collinear
and radius of a circle is 6 cm. Then mark the correct option.
a) AB = XY = 3cm c) AB = 6cm = XY
b) PQ = 6 cm d) PQ = 12 cm
40. Given a circle with centre O and smallest chord AB is of length 3 cm, longest chord CD
is of length 10 cm and chord PQ is of length 7cm then radius radius of the circle is
a) 1.5 cm b) 6cm c) 5cm d) 3.5 cm
41. The region between an arc and the two radii, joining the centre to the end points of the
arc is called _______.
a) sector b) segment c) semicircle d) arc
42. In how many parts a plane can divide a circle if it intersect perpendicularly?
a) 2 parts b) 3 parts c) 4parts d) 8 parts
43. Given two concentric circles with centre O, A line cuts the circles at A,B,C,D
respectively. If AB = 10 cm then length CD is
a) 5cm b) 10cm c) 7.5cm d) 20 cm
44. Given a chord AB of length 5 cm, of a circle with centre O. OL is perpendicular to chord
AB and OL = 4 cm. OM is perpendicular to chord CD such that OM = 4 cm. Then CM is
 equal to
a) 4cm b) 5cm c) 2.5 cm d) 3 cm

45. which one of the following statement is not true ?

A. The angles subtended by a chord at any two points of a circle are equal if both the
points lie in the same segment (major or minor), otherwise they are not equal.

B. Two chords of a circle of lengths 10 cm and 8 cm are at the distances 8cm and 3.5 cm
respectively from the centre”
C. the longer chord will be at longer distance from the centre.
D. The angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it at
any point on the remaining part of the circle.

46. In the given figure, If m(<AOB)=70, value of inscribed angle is

A B

a) 35 b) 140 c) 70 d) 105

47. PQ and RS are two parallel chords of a circle on the same side of centre O and radius
is 10 cm. If PQ = 16 cm and RS = 12 cm, find the distance between the chords.

48. O1 and O2 are the centres of two congruent circles intersecting each other at points
C and D. The line joining their centres intersects the circles in points A and B such
that AB> 2O1 O If CD = 6 cm and AB = 12 cm determine the radius of either
circle.
49. Determine the radius of a circle with circumference25 inches. Round
to the nearest tenth.
50. The measure of the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are in the ratio
2:3. What is the measure of the largest of these angles?
a. 27° b. 120° c. 60° d. 108°
51. which one of the following statement is true ?
a. Opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral are supplementary.
b. A central angle is not measured by its intercepted arc.
c. An angle inscribed in the same or equal arcs are equal.
d. A tangent to a circle can pass through the center of the circle.
52. which one of the following statement is not true ?
a. If the measure of the central angle is double, then the length of the intercepted
arc is also halved.
b. If the measure of the central angle is halved, the length of the
intercepted arc is also halved.
c. the length of an arc is directly proportional to the measure of the central
angle subtended by it.
d. If the measure of the central angle is double , the length of the
intercepted arc is also doubled.