Question

18.
Case Study Based-2
SCALE FACTOR AND SIMILARITY
SCALE FACTOR
A scale drawing of an object is the same shape as the object but a different
size.
The scale of a drawing is a comparison of the length used on a drawing to
the length it represents. The scale is written as a ratio.
SIMILAR FIGURES
The ratio of two corresponding sides in similar figures is called the scale
factor.
length in image
Scale factor =
corresponding length in object
If one shape can become another using Resizing then the
shapes are Similar

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 15cm

b) They are not the mirror image of one another

c)Their altitudes have a ratio a:b

d) 5m