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 = 11 cm and AB = 12 cm.  △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 4.89 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    2

    3
  • (ii)
    2

    9
  • (iii)
    4

    9
  • (iv)
    4

    11
  • (v)
    4

    7
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 3.67 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the reduced triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    4.67 cm, 5.67 cm, 5 cm
  • (ii)
    1.67 cm, 2.67 cm, 2 cm
  • (iii)
    2.67 cm, 3.67 cm, 3 cm
  • (iv)
    3.67 cm, 4.67 cm, 4 cm
  • (v)
    5.67 cm, 6.67 cm, 6 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 20.00 cm, BC = 18.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 24000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    7.46 km
  • (ii)
    4.46 km
  • (iii)
    6.46 km
  • (iv)
    8.46 km
  • (v)
    5.46 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 15.00 cm, BC = 6.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 12000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    1.30 sq.km
  • (ii)
    0.30 sq.km
  • (iii)
    9.30 sq.km
  • (iv)
    2.30 sq.km
  • (v)
    3.30 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 11 cm, AB = 5 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 20000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    2.42 km
  • (ii)
    1.42 km
  • (iii)
    3.42 km
  • (iv)
    4.42 km
  • (v)
    0.42 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 15 cm, AB = 8 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 21000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    1.65 sq.km
  • (ii)
    2.65 sq.km
  • (iii)
    3.65 sq.km
  • (iv)
    4.65 sq.km
  • (v)
    0.65 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 69.2 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.00. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    271.78 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    300.78 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    279.78 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    276.78 sq.cm
  • (v)
    259.78 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 10.83 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 19.15 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    2.33
  • (ii)
    3.33
  • (iii)
    0.33
  • (iv)
    1.33
  • (v)
    9.33
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 323.00 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.60. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    109.28 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    116.28 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    133.28 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    98.28 sq.cm
  • (v)
    142.28 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 150.00 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 759.38 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    2.25
  • (ii)
    3.25
  • (iii)
    4.25
  • (iv)
    1.25
  • (v)
    0.25
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 95. If length of the model ship is 9 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    847.00 m
  • (ii)
    867.00 m
  • (iii)
    870.00 m
  • (iv)
    855.00 m
  • (v)
    841.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 90. If the length of the ship is 270 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    3.00 m
  • (ii)
    2.00 m
  • (iii)
    4.00 m
  • (iv)
    5.00 m
  • (v)
    1.00 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 324 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    7270000.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    7150000.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    7460000.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    7540000.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    7290000.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 85. If the area of the deck of the ship is 722500 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    112.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    100.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    105.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    96.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    77.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 175. If the volume of the model ship is 4096 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    21946000000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    21925000000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    21980000000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    21952000000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    21959000000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 80. If the volume of the ship is 373248000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    744.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    711.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    736.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    726.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    729.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 2 cm ✕ 5 cm ✕ 9 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 125, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    251 cm ✕ 626 cm ✕ 1125 cm
  • (ii)
    250 cm ✕ 625 cm ✕ 1125 cm
  • (iii)
    250 cm ✕ 626 cm ✕ 1125 cm
  • (iv)
    251 cm ✕ 625 cm ✕ 1125 cm
  • (v)
    250 cm ✕ 625 cm ✕ 1126 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 2 cm ✕ 8.5 cm ✕ 10 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 165, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 64 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    160.24 sq.m
  • (ii)
    186.24 sq.m
  • (iii)
    174.24 sq.m
  • (iv)
    167.24 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 7 cm ✕ 8.5 cm ✕ 8 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 70, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 1157.625 cu.m.
  • (i)
    3595.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    3375.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    3235.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    3415.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    3105.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 50. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 3 cm.
  • (i)
    9.50 m
  • (ii)
    0.50 m
  • (iii)
    2.50 m
  • (iv)
    1.50 m
  • (v)
    3.50 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 314432000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    612.12 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    616.12 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    613.12 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    614.12 cu.cm
  • (v)
    615.12 cu.cm
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