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O Level Mathematics 4024 · Geometry. 1 Calculate lengths of similar shapes. 2 Use the relationships between lengths and areas of similar shapes and lengths, surface areas and volumes of similar solids. 3 Solve problems and give simple explanations involving similarity. Includes use of scale factor, e.g. B A B A Volume of Volume of Length of Length of 3 3 = ` ` j j Includes showing that two triangles are similar using geometric reasons.

In Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024, Similarity came up in 26 of the 46 papers on Paperstreak, for about 3 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Surface area and volume, Compound shapes and parts of shapes, Circles, arcs and sectors, Angles.

26 questions, newest first

  1. 4024/11/O/N/25 Question 17 part (b) · 3 marks
  2. 4024/12/O/N/25 Question 17 · 4 marks
  3. 4024/22/M/J/25 Question 21 part (c) · 3 marks
  4. 4024/12/O/N/24 Question 19 · 2 marks
  5. 4024/21/O/N/24 Question 6 part (b) · 2 marks
  6. 4024/22/O/N/24 Question 8 parts (a) (b) · 7 marks
  7. 4024/11/M/J/24 Question 21 · 4 marks
  8. 4024/12/M/J/24 Question 15 · 2 marks
  9. 4024/21/M/J/24 Question 3 part (b) · 3 marks
  10. 4024/22/M/J/24 Question 5 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
  11. 4024/11/M/J/23 Question 21 · 3 marks
  12. 4024/22/M/J/23 Question 8 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks
  13. 4024/11/O/N/22 Question 15 · 4 marks
  14. 4024/12/O/N/22 Question 14 part (c) · 2 marks
  15. 4024/22/O/N/22 Question 9 part (c) · 3 marks
  16. 4024/11/M/J/22 Question 17 · 2 marks
  17. 4024/11/O/N/21 Question 22 · 5 marks
  18. 4024/12/O/N/21 Question 12 · 3 marks
  19. 4024/22/O/N/21 Question 8 part (d) · 2 marks
  20. 4024/22/M/J/21 Question 9 part (c) · 2 marks
  21. 4024/11/O/N/20 Question 25 · 5 marks
  22. 4024/21/O/N/20 Question 7 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
  23. 4024/22/O/N/20 Question 7 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 6 marks
  24. 4024/12/M/J/20 Question 20 · 3 marks
  25. 4024/21/M/J/20 Question 8 part (b) · 2 marks
  26. 4024/22/M/J/20 Question 3 part (c) · 2 marks

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