EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Similarity as a Size Transformation
Chapter : Similarity
Grade : ICSE Grade IX
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 11 cm, CA = 10 cm and AB = 14 cm.  △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 8.33 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    5

    4
  • (ii)
    5

    8
  • (iii)
    7

    6
  • (iv)
    5

    6
  • (v)
    1

    2
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 12 cm, CA = 14 cm and AB = 13 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 16 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the enlarged triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    14 cm, 16.67 cm, 15.33 cm
  • (ii)
    16 cm, 18.67 cm, 17.33 cm
  • (iii)
    15 cm, 17.67 cm, 16.33 cm
  • (iv)
    18 cm, 20.67 cm, 19.33 cm
  • (v)
    17 cm, 19.67 cm, 18.33 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 16.00 cm, BC = 13.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 19000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    3.92 km
  • (ii)
    5.92 km
  • (iii)
    1.92 km
  • (iv)
    4.92 km
  • (v)
    2.92 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 19.00 cm, BC = 9.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 7000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    2.84 sq.km
  • (ii)
    7.84 sq.km
  • (iii)
    8.84 sq.km
  • (iv)
    1.84 sq.km
  • (v)
    0.84 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 11 cm, AB = 14 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 16000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    2.85 km
  • (ii)
    4.85 km
  • (iii)
    3.85 km
  • (iv)
    0.85 km
  • (v)
    1.85 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 9 cm, AB = 11 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 25000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    2.09 sq.km
  • (ii)
    5.09 sq.km
  • (iii)
    3.09 sq.km
  • (iv)
    1.09 sq.km
  • (v)
    4.09 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 114.89 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.62. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    44.16 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    47.16 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    41.16 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    49.16 sq.cm
  • (v)
    39.16 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 52.37 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 23.51 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0.67
  • (ii)
    1.67
  • (iii)
    7.67
  • (iv)
    8.67
  • (v)
    2.67
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 221.00 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.14. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    3.33 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    5.33 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    2.33 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    4.33 sq.cm
  • (v)
    6.33 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 208.00 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 532.48 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    2.6
  • (ii)
    0.6
  • (iii)
    9.6
  • (iv)
    3.6
  • (v)
    1.6
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 200. If length of the model ship is 8 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    1770.00 m
  • (ii)
    1860.00 m
  • (iii)
    1530.00 m
  • (iv)
    1600.00 m
  • (v)
    1440.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 185. If the length of the ship is 555 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    1.00 m
  • (ii)
    2.00 m
  • (iii)
    3.00 m
  • (iv)
    5.00 m
  • (v)
    4.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 135. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 49 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    893025.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    905025.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    876025.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    896025.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    879025.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 170. If the area of the deck of the ship is 3496900 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    116.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    121.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    129.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    104.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    137.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 155. If the volume of the model ship is 2744 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    10338313000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    10068313000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    10478313000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    10188313000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    10218313000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 50. If the volume of the ship is 274625000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    2337.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    2377.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    2147.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    1917.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    2197.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 7.5 cm ✕ 4.5 cm ✕ 10 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 145, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    1088.5 cm ✕ 652.5 cm ✕ 1450 cm
  • (ii)
    1087.5 cm ✕ 652.5 cm ✕ 1450 cm
  • (iii)
    1087.5 cm ✕ 653.5 cm ✕ 1450 cm
  • (iv)
    1087.5 cm ✕ 652.5 cm ✕ 1451 cm
  • (v)
    1088.5 cm ✕ 653.5 cm ✕ 1450 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 6.5 cm ✕ 7.5 cm ✕ 10 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 75, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 9 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    5.06 sq.m
  • (ii)
    3.06 sq.m
  • (iii)
    6.06 sq.m
  • (iv)
    7.06 sq.m
  • (v)
    4.06 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 4.5 cm ✕ 5.5 cm ✕ 6.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 195, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 3796.416 cu.m.
  • (i)
    487.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    518.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    504.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    512.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    538.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 100. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 8.5 cm.
  • (i)
    8.50 m
  • (ii)
    6.50 m
  • (iii)
    7.50 m
  • (iv)
    9.50 m
  • (v)
    10.50 m
Question 21
21.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 100. Find the volume of the tank on the top of the model if its actual volume is 274625000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    275.62 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    276.62 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    273.62 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    274.62 cu.cm
  • (v)
    272.62 cu.cm
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