AQA GCSE Mathematics · 8300
Specification R12, G19 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Geometric RatiosThe same area rule applies to any pair of similar shapes, including their surface areas.
- Revise: Similarity Calculations
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GCSE Mathematics · key term
Shapes whose corresponding angles are equal and whose corresponding lengths are all in the same ratio.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification R12, G19 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Geometric RatiosThe same area rule applies to any pair of similar shapes, including their surface areas.
Specification R2, R12 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Shapes with the same shape: corresponding angles are equal and corresponding lengths are in a constant ratio.
Shapes are similar when corresponding angles are equal and corresponding lengths are all in the same ratio.
Specification 9.04c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
Revise: Similarity in ShapesCongruent shapes are a special case of similar shapes with length scale factor 1.
Use corresponding lengths to find a scale factor. For similar shapes, square it for areas and cube it for volumes.
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