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 = 13 cm, CA = 10 cm and AB = 15 cm.  △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 4.44 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    4

    7
  • (ii)
    2

    3
  • (iii)
    4

    11
  • (iv)
    2

    9
  • (v)
    4

    9
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 14 cm, CA = 12 cm and AB = 10 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 30 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the enlarged triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    40 cm, 34 cm, 28 cm
  • (ii)
    42 cm, 36 cm, 30 cm
  • (iii)
    41 cm, 35 cm, 29 cm
  • (iv)
    43 cm, 37 cm, 31 cm
  • (v)
    44 cm, 38 cm, 32 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 20.00 cm, BC = 9.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 5000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    2.10 km
  • (ii)
    9.10 km
  • (iii)
    0.10 km
  • (iv)
    1.10 km
  • (v)
    3.10 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 20.00 cm, BC = 16.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 9000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    0.59 sq.km
  • (ii)
    2.59 sq.km
  • (iii)
    3.59 sq.km
  • (iv)
    4.59 sq.km
  • (v)
    1.59 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 5 cm, AB = 14 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 25000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    1.72 km
  • (ii)
    3.72 km
  • (iii)
    4.72 km
  • (iv)
    5.72 km
  • (v)
    2.72 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 15 cm, AB = 5 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)
    3.50 sq.km
  • (ii)
    1.50 sq.km
  • (iii)
    0.50 sq.km
  • (iv)
    9.50 sq.km
  • (v)
    2.50 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 89.29 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.17. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    0.58 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    1.58 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    4.58 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    3.58 sq.cm
  • (v)
    2.58 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 63.71 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 143.34 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0.5
  • (ii)
    1.5
  • (iii)
    9.5
  • (iv)
    3.5
  • (v)
    2.5
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 110.00 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 3.00. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    1017.00 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    975.00 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    972.00 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    998.00 sq.cm
  • (v)
    990.00 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 70.00 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 3.39 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    8.22
  • (ii)
    1.22
  • (iii)
    7.22
  • (iv)
    2.22
  • (v)
    0.22
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 150. If length of the model ship is 2 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    313.00 m
  • (ii)
    278.00 m
  • (iii)
    314.00 m
  • (iv)
    283.00 m
  • (v)
    300.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 105. If the length of the ship is 525 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    3.00 m
  • (ii)
    7.00 m
  • (iii)
    5.00 m
  • (iv)
    4.00 m
  • (v)
    6.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 60. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 36 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    116600.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    129600.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    154600.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    132600.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    101600.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 150. If the area of the deck of the ship is 5760000 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    264.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    280.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    241.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    256.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    244.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 120. If the volume of the model ship is 1000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    2008000000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    1468000000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    1728000000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    1758000000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    1678000000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 140. If the volume of the ship is 2744000000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    1180.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    1250.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    740.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    1000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    970.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 8.5 cm ✕ 6.5 cm ✕ 9.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 90, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    765 cm ✕ 585 cm ✕ 855 cm
  • (ii)
    766 cm ✕ 586 cm ✕ 855 cm
  • (iii)
    765 cm ✕ 586 cm ✕ 855 cm
  • (iv)
    766 cm ✕ 585 cm ✕ 855 cm
  • (v)
    765 cm ✕ 585 cm ✕ 856 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 8.5 cm ✕ 6.5 cm ✕ 5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 130, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 361 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    610.09 sq.m
  • (ii)
    635.09 sq.m
  • (iii)
    628.09 sq.m
  • (iv)
    597.09 sq.m
  • (v)
    598.09 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 7 cm ✕ 7.5 cm ✕ 7 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 125 cu.m.
  • (i)
    830.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    1050.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    760.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    1000.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    1170.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 90. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 2 cm.
  • (i)
    3.80 m
  • (ii)
    9.80 m
  • (iii)
    0.80 m
  • (iv)
    2.80 m
  • (v)
    1.80 m
Question 21
21.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 80. Find the volume of the tank on the top of the model if its actual volume is 512000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    2.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    9.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    3.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    0.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    1.00 cu.cm
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