End-of-Chapter Exercises
End-of-Chapter Exercises
Last updated at June 3, 2026 by Teachoo
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Question 15 (i) Three problems about fitting congruent shapes together: (i) Rectangle ABCD has sides π,π, and rectangle PQRS has sides 2π,2π. Show that PQRS has 4 times the area of ABCD . Does this mean that 4 copies of rectangle ABCD will fit into rectangle PQRS? Check and see Now, Area of ABCD =π Γ π=ππ Area of PQRS =2π Γ 2π =πππ Thus, Area of PQRS = 4 Γ Area of ABCD Can they fit? If we draw a vertical line down the middle and a horizontal line across the middle of PQRS, you create a 2 Γ 2 grid. Exactly 4 copies of π¨π©πͺπ« will fit perfectly inside. Letβs look at it in detail Step 1 of 5 The Rectangles Area of ABCD=aΓb=ab. Let's double the sides to create PQRS on the right. Step 2 of 5 The Scaled Rectangle Area of PQRS . Yes, 4ab is exactly 4 times larger. Step 3 of 5 Can they fit? Yes. If you draw a vertical line down the middle and a horizontal line across the middle of PQRS...Step 4 of 5 The Grid ...you create a grid! Let's generate 4 identical copies of on the left to test this grid. Step 5 of 5 Check and see! Exactly 4 copies of ABCD will fit perfectly inside!Question 15 (ii) Three problems about fitting congruent shapes together: (ii) β³ABC has sides π,π,π, and β³PQR has sides 2π,2π,2π. Show that β³PQR has 4 times the area of β³ABC. Does this mean that 4 copies of β³ABC will fit into β³PQR ? Check and see! Finding Area using Heron's formula Area β ABC = β(π(πβπ)(πβπ)(πβπ)) For β PQR Since each side is doubled, the semi-perimeter is also doubled (ππ) Letβs put values in Heron's formula: Area β PQR = β(ππ(ππβππ)(ππβππ)(ππβππ)) = β(2π Γ 2(π βπ) Γ 2(π βπ) Γ 2(π βπ)) = β(2 Γ 2 Γ 2 Γ 2 Γ π (π βπ)(π βπ)(π βπ) ) = β(4 Γ 4 Γ π (π βπ)(π βπ)(π βπ) ) = β(4^2 Γ π (π βπ)(π βπ)(π βπ) ) = β(4^2 Γ π (π βπ)(π βπ)(π βπ) ) You can factor a 2 out of every single parenthesis, which gives you 16 inside the square root ( β16=4 ). The area is exactly π times larger. Can they fit? Yes. If you find the midpoints of all three sides of β³πππ and draw lines connecting them, you will break the large triangle into a perfect tessellation of exactly π small β³π΄π΅πΆ copies! Step 1 of 5 Doubling the Triangle (Sides 2a, 2b, 2c) If we use Heron's formula on the small triangle (semi-perimeter s ), the area is: β((s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))). Step 2 of 5 The Doubled Semiperimeter For the large triangle, every side is doubled, so the semi-perimeter is also doubled (2s). If you plug this into Heron's formula: β((2s(2s-2a)(2s-2b)(2s-2c)) Step 3 of 5 Factoring the Equation You can factor a 2 out of every single parenthesis, which gives you 16 inside the square root . The area is exactly 4 times larger. Step 4 of 5 Can they fit? Yes. If you find the midpoints of all three sides of and draw lines connecting them...Step 5 of 5 Check and see! ...you will break the large triangle into a perfect tessellation of exactly 4 small copies!