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 = 12 cm, CA = 11 cm and AB = 14 cm.  △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 9.78 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    8

    7
  • (ii)
    8

    9
  • (iii)
    2

    3
  • (iv)
    8

    11
  • (v)
    10

    9
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 11 cm, CA = 14 cm and AB = 12 cm.  △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 7.86 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the reduced triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    6.86 cm, 9 cm, 7.57 cm
  • (ii)
    5.86 cm, 8 cm, 6.57 cm
  • (iii)
    8.86 cm, 11 cm, 9.57 cm
  • (iv)
    9.86 cm, 12 cm, 10.57 cm
  • (v)
    7.86 cm, 10 cm, 8.57 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 18.00 cm, BC = 7.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 13000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    4.51 km
  • (ii)
    3.51 km
  • (iii)
    0.51 km
  • (iv)
    2.51 km
  • (v)
    1.51 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 19.00 cm, BC = 18.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 5000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    2.85 sq.km
  • (ii)
    7.86 sq.km
  • (iii)
    1.85 sq.km
  • (iv)
    0.85 sq.km
  • (v)
    8.86 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 11 cm, AB = 8 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 19000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    4.58 km
  • (ii)
    0.58 km
  • (iii)
    2.58 km
  • (iv)
    1.58 km
  • (v)
    3.58 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 9 cm, AB = 10 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 18000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    2.46 sq.km
  • (ii)
    3.46 sq.km
  • (iii)
    1.46 sq.km
  • (iv)
    9.46 sq.km
  • (v)
    0.46 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 133.93 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.50. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    837.06 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    819.06 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    851.06 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    815.06 sq.cm
  • (v)
    864.06 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 23.66 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 18.33 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    1.88
  • (ii)
    0.88
  • (iii)
    2.88
  • (iv)
    8.88
  • (v)
    7.88
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 180.00 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 1.33. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    331.40 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    302.40 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    318.40 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    293.40 sq.cm
  • (v)
    332.40 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 135.00 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 14.70 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0.33
  • (ii)
    1.33
  • (iii)
    8.33
  • (iv)
    7.33
  • (v)
    2.33
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 150. If length of the model ship is 20 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    2880.00 m
  • (ii)
    3040.00 m
  • (iii)
    2940.00 m
  • (iv)
    3150.00 m
  • (v)
    3000.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 115. If the length of the ship is 1035 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    9.00 m
  • (ii)
    7.00 m
  • (iii)
    11.00 m
  • (iv)
    8.00 m
  • (v)
    10.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 65. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 36 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    128100.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    180100.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    152100.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    136100.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    164100.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 70. If the area of the deck of the ship is 19600 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    6.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    3.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    4.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    2.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    5.00 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)
    46656000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    47156000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    45256000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    44356000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    49456000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 180. If the volume of the ship is 23887872000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    4096.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    4256.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    4266.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    3916.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    3946.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 8 cm ✕ 8 cm ✕ 4 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 150, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    1200 cm ✕ 1200 cm ✕ 601 cm
  • (ii)
    1200 cm ✕ 1201 cm ✕ 600 cm
  • (iii)
    1200 cm ✕ 1200 cm ✕ 600 cm
  • (iv)
    1201 cm ✕ 1200 cm ✕ 600 cm
  • (v)
    1201 cm ✕ 1201 cm ✕ 600 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 1 cm ✕ 6.5 cm ✕ 9.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 145, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 49 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    75.02 sq.m
  • (ii)
    88.02 sq.m
  • (iii)
    103.02 sq.m
  • (iv)
    116.02 sq.m
  • (v)
    129.02 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 9.5 cm ✕ 4 cm ✕ 9.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 140, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 11239.424 cu.m.
  • (i)
    4076.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    4096.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    4326.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    4176.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    3846.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 70. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 3 cm.
  • (i)
    2.10 m
  • (ii)
    0.10 m
  • (iii)
    4.10 m
  • (iv)
    1.10 m
  • (v)
    3.10 m
Question 21
21.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 60. Find the volume of the tank on the top of the model if its actual volume is 729000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    4.38 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    1.38 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    5.38 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    2.38 cu.cm
  • (v)
    3.38 cu.cm
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (ii)
  •  2) (v)
  •  3) (iv)
  •  4) (iv)
  •  5) (iii)
  •  6) (iii)
  •  7) (i)
  •  8) (ii)
  •  9) (iii)
  •  10) (i)
  •  11) (v)
  •  12) (i)
  •  13) (iii)
  •  14) (iii)
  •  15) (i)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (iii)
  •  18) (iii)
  •  19) (ii)
  •  20) (i)
  •  21) (v)