Similarity and congruence

There are 62 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Similarity and congruence
Triangle midpoints
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Triangle midpoints

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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You are only given the three midpoints of the sides of a triangle. How can you construct the original triangle?
Look before you leap
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Look before you leap

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you spot a cunning way to work out the missing length?
Double Angle Triples
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Double Angle Triples

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Try out this geometry problem involving trigonometry and number theory
Strange Rectangle
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Strange Rectangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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ABCD is a rectangle and P, Q, R and S are moveable points on the edges dividing the edges in certain ratios. Strangely PQRS is always a cyclic quadrilateral and you can find the angles.
Fitting In
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Fitting In

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The largest square which fits into a circle is ABCD and EFGH is a square with G and H on the line CD and E and F on the circumference of the circle. Show that AB = 5EF. Similarly the largest equilateral triangle which fits into a circle is LMN and PQR is an equilateral triangle with P and Q on the line LM and R on the circumference of the circle. Show that LM = 3PQ
Golden Triangle
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Golden Triangle

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Three triangles ABC, CBD and ABD (where D is a point on AC) are all isosceles. Find all the angles. Prove that the ratio of AB to BC is equal to the golden ratio.
Two Trees
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Two Trees

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Two trees 20 metres and 30 metres long, lean across a passageway between two vertical walls. They cross at a point 8 metres above the ground. What is the distance between the foot of the trees?
Is a Square a Rectangle?
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Is a Square a Rectangle?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many rectangles can you find in this shape? Which ones are differently sized and which are 'similar'?
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Doubly isosceles

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Find the missing distance in this diagram with two isosceles triangles
Placeholder: several colourful numbers
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Triangular slope

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you find the gradients of the lines that form a triangle?