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Exam-Style Questions.Problems adapted from questions set for previous Mathematics exams. |
1. | GCSE Higher |
A triangle, ABC, is drawn (not to scale) with AC = 12.6 cm.
A line segment, DE, is drawn with length 6.2cm on the triangle parallel to AB with DC = 4.2 cm.
(a) Calculate the length of AB.
(b) Calculate the length of BE if BC = 10.5 cm.
2. | GCSE Higher |
The two shapes are mathematically similar.
The area of the larger shape is 81 cm2 and the area of the smaller shape is 49 cm2.
The width of the larger shape is 18 cm and the width of the smaller shape is x cm.
Find the value of x.
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