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 = 15 cm, CA = 12 cm and AB = 11 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 19.8 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    9

    5
  • (ii)
    9

    7
  • (iii)
    11

    5
  • (iv)
    7

    5
  • (v)
    3
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 15 cm, CA = 10 cm and AB = 14 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 26.67 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the enlarged triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    38 cm, 24.67 cm, 35.33 cm
  • (ii)
    41 cm, 27.67 cm, 38.33 cm
  • (iii)
    39 cm, 25.67 cm, 36.33 cm
  • (iv)
    42 cm, 28.67 cm, 39.33 cm
  • (v)
    40 cm, 26.67 cm, 37.33 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 11.00 cm, BC = 5.00 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)
    0.57 km
  • (ii)
    2.57 km
  • (iii)
    9.57 km
  • (iv)
    1.57 km
  • (v)
    3.57 km
Question 4
4.
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 : 14000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    4.53 sq.km
  • (ii)
    3.53 sq.km
  • (iii)
    1.53 sq.km
  • (iv)
    5.53 sq.km
  • (v)
    2.53 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 8 cm, AB = 6 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 24000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    1.40 km
  • (ii)
    3.40 km
  • (iii)
    0.40 km
  • (iv)
    2.40 km
  • (v)
    4.40 km
Question 6
6.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 12 cm, AB = 7 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 17000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    3.21 sq.km
  • (ii)
    1.21 sq.km
  • (iii)
    0.21 sq.km
  • (iv)
    9.21 sq.km
  • (v)
    2.21 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 54.64 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.50. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    313.52 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    334.52 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    349.52 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    365.52 sq.cm
  • (v)
    341.52 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 74.91 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 299.62 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0
  • (ii)
    4
  • (iii)
    2
  • (iv)
    3
  • (v)
    1
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 266.00 sq.cm is enlarged by a scale factor of 1.50. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    596.50 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    601.50 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    620.50 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    598.50 sq.cm
  • (v)
    582.50 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 285.00 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 2565.00 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    2
  • (v)
    1
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 160. If length of the model ship is 7 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    1120.00 m
  • (ii)
    1290.00 m
  • (iii)
    870.00 m
  • (iv)
    990.00 m
  • (v)
    1340.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 135. If the length of the ship is 2295 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    17.00 m
  • (ii)
    12.00 m
  • (iii)
    20.00 m
  • (iv)
    14.00 m
  • (v)
    22.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 70. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 49 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    240100.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    235100.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    214100.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    246100.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    262100.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 165. If the area of the deck of the ship is 4601025 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    187.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    169.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    161.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    143.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    193.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 130. If the volume of the model ship is 4913 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    10793861000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    9593861000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    9193861000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    12493861000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 200. If the volume of the ship is 27000000000 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    3315.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    3545.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    3495.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    3155.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    3375.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 6.5 cm ✕ 4 cm ✕ 2 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    325 cm ✕ 200 cm ✕ 101 cm
  • (ii)
    325 cm ✕ 201 cm ✕ 100 cm
  • (iii)
    326 cm ✕ 201 cm ✕ 100 cm
  • (iv)
    326 cm ✕ 200 cm ✕ 100 cm
  • (v)
    325 cm ✕ 200 cm ✕ 100 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 6 cm ✕ 3.5 cm ✕ 5.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 125, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 9 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    9.06 sq.m
  • (ii)
    17.06 sq.m
  • (iii)
    11.06 sq.m
  • (iv)
    19.06 sq.m
  • (v)
    14.06 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 3.5 cm ✕ 8.5 cm ✕ 8.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 185, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 1367.631 cu.m.
  • (i)
    243.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    231.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    212.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    216.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    188.00 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 cm.
  • (i)
    9.00 m
  • (ii)
    7.00 m
  • (iii)
    10.00 m
  • (iv)
    8.00 m
  • (v)
    6.00 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 110592000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    513.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    511.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    512.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    510.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    514.00 cu.cm
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