4MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 4R Q13

EdexcelHigherOld spec8 marksSimilar Shapes

13 \(PQRS\) and \(PLMN\) are similar quadrilaterals.
\(PN = 12\) cm,   \(NS = 8\) cm,   \(PL = 9\) cm   and   \(RS = 13.5\) cm.
\(LM\) is parallel to \(QR\) and \(MN\) is parallel to \(RS\).

Quadrilateral PQRS containing the similar quadrilateral PLMN; the region between them is shaded

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

(a) Work out the length of \(MN\). (2)
(b) Work out the length of \(LQ\). (2)

The area of \(PLMN\) is \(A\) cm2
The area of \(PQRS\) is \(kA\) cm2

(c) Find the value of \(k\). (1)

The area of the shaded region is 105.6 cm2

(d) Work out the value of \(A\). (3)