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Unit Test: Unit 7 Similarity and Transformations
1. These two pentagons are similar.
a) Calculate the length of PT. b) Calculate the length of DE.
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c) Draw a reduction of pentagon PQRST with a scale factor of 5 and label all dimensions clearly.
d) Draw an enlargement of pentagon ABCDE with a scale factor of 2 and label all dimensions clearly.
2. Naomi wants to calculate the height of a tree. She is 1.5 m tall and casts a shadow of 2.5 m. At the same
time, the shadow of the tree is 10.5 m long. What is the height of the tree?
3. Plot these points on a grid: A(−2, 4), B(2, 4), C(2, 2), D(−2, 2)
For each transformation below:
i) Draw the transformation image.
ii) Record the coordinates of its vertices.
iii) Describe the symmetry of the diagram formed by the original shape and its image.
a) rotation 90° clockwise about point E(0, 3)
y
x
-5 5
-5
b) reflection in the horizontal line passing through (0, 2)
y
x
-5 5
-5
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c) a translation 4R, 2U
y
x
-5 5
-5
4. For each of the following figure, draw all lines of symmetry and state the order of rotation and the angle
of rotation symmetry if present.
a) b)
c) d)
e)
Master 7.22 Unit 7 Test Sample Answers
1. a) 15 cm b) 8 cm b) i)
c)
ii) A′(−2, 0), D(–2, 2), C(2, 2), B′(2, 0)
iii) The y-axis is a line of symmetry; the
horizontal line through (0, 2) is a line
of symmetry; the oblique line through
(−2, 0) and (2, 4) is a line of
d) symmetry; the oblique line through
(−2, 4) and (2, 0) is a line of
symmetry; the shape has rotational
symmetry of order 4 about (0, 2).
c) i)
ii) A′(2, 6), B′(6, 6), C′(6, 4), D′(2, 4)
2. b) 6.3 m iii) The shape has rotational symmetry of
order 2 about the point (2, 4).
3. a) i)
4. a) 6 lines of symmetry, rotational symmetry
of order 6 with angle of rotation symmetry
60°
b) 2 lines of symmetry, rotational symmetry
of order 2 with angle of rotation symmetry
180°
c) 1 line of symmetry, no rotational
ii) A′(1, 5), B′(1, 1), C′(−1, 1), D′(−1, 5) symmetry
iii) The y-axis is a line of symmetry; the d) 2 lines of symmetry, rotational symmetry
horizontal line through (0, 3) is a line of order 2 with angle of rotation symmetry
of symmetry; the oblique line through 180°
(−1, 2) and (1, 4) is a line of e) 5 lines of symmetry, rotational symmetry
symmetry; the oblique line through of order 5 with angle of rotation symmetry
(−1, 4) and (1, 2) is a line of 72°
symmetry; the shape has rotational
symmetry of order 4 about (0, 3).
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