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O-LevelMathematicsGeometry4024/11 · May/June 2011 · Q153 Marks

The two triangles below are similar. The lengths are in centimetres. [Figure: Two similar triangles, one with sides 5, 4, b; the other with sides 10.5, a, 7]

  1. Calculate a and b.[3]

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Topic
Geometry, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 15.

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