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O-LevelMathematicsGeometry4024/11 · May/June 2012 · Q246 Marks

In the diagram, ABCD is a parallelogram. X is a point on BC. AXY and DCY are straight lines. AB = 8 cm, AX = 7 cm, AD = 9cm and CY = 4 cm. [Figure - parallelogram ABCD with lines AXY and DCY]

  1. (a)Show that triangles ABX and YDA are similar. Give the reason for each of your statements.[2]
  2. (b)Calculate AY.[2]
  3. (c)Calculate CX.[2]

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Geometry, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 6 marks.
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O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 24.

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