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 = 10 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 70 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    6
  • (ii)
    10
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    7
  • (v)
    8
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 14 cm, CA = 12 cm and AB = 13 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 20 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the enlarged triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    24.33 cm, 21 cm, 22.67 cm
  • (ii)
    23.33 cm, 20 cm, 21.67 cm
  • (iii)
    22.33 cm, 19 cm, 20.67 cm
  • (iv)
    21.33 cm, 18 cm, 19.67 cm
  • (v)
    25.33 cm, 22 cm, 23.67 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 11.00 cm, BC = 6.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 6000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    1.75 km
  • (ii)
    2.75 km
  • (iii)
    7.75 km
  • (iv)
    8.75 km
  • (v)
    0.75 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 20.00 cm, BC = 10.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 21000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    7.82 sq.km
  • (ii)
    9.82 sq.km
  • (iii)
    8.82 sq.km
  • (iv)
    10.82 sq.km
  • (v)
    6.82 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 9 cm, AB = 5 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 16000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    0.65 km
  • (ii)
    1.65 km
  • (iii)
    9.65 km
  • (iv)
    3.65 km
  • (v)
    2.65 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 13 cm, AB = 10 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 20000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    3.60 sq.km
  • (ii)
    2.60 sq.km
  • (iii)
    0.60 sq.km
  • (iv)
    1.60 sq.km
  • (v)
    4.60 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 125.14 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.80. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    83.09 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    77.09 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    85.09 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    75.09 sq.cm
  • (v)
    80.09 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 74.46 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 51.29 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0.83
  • (ii)
    2.83
  • (iii)
    8.83
  • (iv)
    1.83
  • (v)
    7.83
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 380.00 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.67. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    158.58 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    143.58 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    172.58 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    170.58 sq.cm
  • (v)
    193.58 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 342.00 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 604.96 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    1.33
  • (ii)
    9.33
  • (iii)
    0.33
  • (iv)
    2.33
  • (v)
    3.33
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 195. If length of the model ship is 14 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    2880.00 m
  • (ii)
    2860.00 m
  • (iii)
    2610.00 m
  • (iv)
    2730.00 m
  • (v)
    2570.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 185. If the length of the ship is 1665 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    8.00 m
  • (ii)
    10.00 m
  • (iii)
    7.00 m
  • (iv)
    11.00 m
  • (v)
    9.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 150. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 144 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    3490000.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    3100000.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    3240000.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    3010000.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    3280000.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 190. If the area of the deck of the ship is 2924100 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    78.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    76.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    84.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    86.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    81.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 180. If the volume of the model ship is 8 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    47856000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    46356000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    44156000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    46656000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    48056000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 190. If the volume of the ship is 54872000000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    8000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    8050.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    8140.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    7870.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 1.5 cm ✕ 3.5 cm ✕ 4 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 105, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    158.5 cm ✕ 368.5 cm ✕ 420 cm
  • (ii)
    157.5 cm ✕ 368.5 cm ✕ 420 cm
  • (iii)
    158.5 cm ✕ 367.5 cm ✕ 420 cm
  • (iv)
    157.5 cm ✕ 367.5 cm ✕ 421 cm
  • (v)
    157.5 cm ✕ 367.5 cm ✕ 420 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 2.5 cm ✕ 7.5 cm ✕ 6 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 100, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 49 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    44.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    54.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    46.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    49.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    52.00 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 9 cm ✕ 3.5 cm ✕ 1.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 80, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 2515.456 cu.m.
  • (i)
    4743.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    4913.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    5093.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    4683.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    5173.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 30. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 5 cm.
  • (i)
    0.50 m
  • (ii)
    9.50 m
  • (iii)
    3.50 m
  • (iv)
    2.50 m
  • (v)
    1.50 m
Question 21
21.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 90. Find the volume of the tank on the top of the model if its actual volume is 2460375 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    5.38 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    1.38 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    2.38 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    3.38 cu.cm
  • (v)
    4.38 cu.cm
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