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 = 11 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 12.83 cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    3

    2
  • (ii)
    7

    8
  • (iii)
    7

    4
  • (iv)
    7

    6
  • (v)
    5

    6
Question 2
2.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 13 cm, CA = 11 cm and AB = 12 cm.  △ABC is enlarged to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 16.5 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the enlarged triangle △A'B'C'.
  • (i)
    19.5 cm, 16.5 cm, 18 cm
  • (ii)
    18.5 cm, 15.5 cm, 17 cm
  • (iii)
    17.5 cm, 14.5 cm, 16 cm
  • (iv)
    20.5 cm, 17.5 cm, 19 cm
  • (v)
    21.5 cm, 18.5 cm, 20 cm
Question 3
3.
AB = 20.00 cm, BC = 13.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 20000. Calculate the diagonal distance of the field.
  • (i)
    6.77 km
  • (ii)
    2.77 km
  • (iii)
    5.77 km
  • (iv)
    4.77 km
  • (v)
    3.77 km
Question 4
4.
AB = 10.00 cm, BC = 5.00 cm are the measurements of a rectangular field of land ABCD on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 17000. Calculate the area of the field.
  • (i)
    2.45 sq.km
  • (ii)
    0.45 sq.km
  • (iii)
    9.45 sq.km
  • (iv)
    3.45 sq.km
  • (v)
    1.45 sq.km
Question 5
5.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 14 cm, AB = 8 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 17000. Calculate the actual length of CA in km.
  • (i)
    0.74 km
  • (ii)
    1.74 km
  • (iii)
    4.74 km
  • (iv)
    2.74 km
  • (v)
    3.74 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 : 24000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
  • (i)
    1.16 sq.km
  • (ii)
    3.16 sq.km
  • (iii)
    4.16 sq.km
  • (iv)
    2.16 sq.km
  • (v)
    0.16 sq.km
Question 7
7.
A triangle having an area 116.19 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.67. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    57.16 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    47.16 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    55.16 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    52.16 sq.cm
  • (v)
    49.16 sq.cm
Question 8
8.
A triangle having an area 31.89 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 97.67 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    0.75
  • (ii)
    3.75
  • (iii)
    1.75
  • (iv)
    2.75
  • (v)
    9.75
Question 9
9.
A rectangle having an area 342.00 sq.cm is reduced by a scale factor of 0.86. Find the area of its image.
  • (i)
    236.94 sq.cm
  • (ii)
    235.94 sq.cm
  • (iii)
    257.94 sq.cm
  • (iv)
    252.94 sq.cm
  • (v)
    265.94 sq.cm
Question 10
10.
A rectangle having an area 340.00 sq.cm is enlarged such that the area of its image is 2423.83 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
  • (i)
    4.67
  • (ii)
    3.67
  • (iii)
    1.67
  • (iv)
    0.67
  • (v)
    2.67
Question 11
11.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 140. If length of the model ship is 2 m, calculate the length of the ship.
  • (i)
    283.00 m
  • (ii)
    280.00 m
  • (iii)
    252.00 m
  • (iv)
    298.00 m
  • (v)
    266.00 m
Question 12
12.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 55. If the length of the ship is 990 m, calculate length of the model ship.
  • (i)
    18.00 m
  • (ii)
    23.00 m
  • (iii)
    21.00 m
  • (iv)
    15.00 m
  • (v)
    13.00 m
Question 13
13.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 175. If the area of the deck of the model ship is 64 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the ship.
  • (i)
    2180000.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    1820000.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    1910000.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    1960000.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    1980000.00 sq.m
Question 14
14.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 130. If the area of the deck of the ship is 3312400 sq.m, calculate the area of the deck of the model ship.
  • (i)
    200.00 sq.m
  • (ii)
    184.00 sq.m
  • (iii)
    196.00 sq.m
  • (iv)
    211.00 sq.m
  • (v)
    183.00 sq.m
Question 15
15.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 85. If the volume of the model ship is 216 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
  • (i)
    160651000.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    132651000.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    138651000.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    118651000.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    117651000.00 cu.m
Question 16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 75. If the volume of the ship is 144703125 cu.m, calculate the volume of the model ship.
  • (i)
    355.00 cu.m
  • (ii)
    321.00 cu.m
  • (iii)
    347.00 cu.m
  • (iv)
    340.00 cu.m
  • (v)
    343.00 cu.m
Question 17
17.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 3 cm ✕ 3 cm ✕ 7 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 85, find the actual dimensions of the building.
  • (i)
    255 cm ✕ 255 cm ✕ 595 cm
  • (ii)
    255 cm ✕ 255 cm ✕ 596 cm
  • (iii)
    256 cm ✕ 256 cm ✕ 595 cm
  • (iv)
    255 cm ✕ 256 cm ✕ 595 cm
  • (v)
    256 cm ✕ 255 cm ✕ 595 cm
Question 18
18.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 3 cm ✕ 9 cm ✕ 2.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 65, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 81 sq.cm.
  • (i)
    37.22 sq.m
  • (ii)
    39.22 sq.m
  • (iii)
    29.22 sq.m
  • (iv)
    34.22 sq.m
  • (v)
    31.22 sq.m
Question 19
19.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 1.5 cm ✕ 2 cm ✕ 5.5 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 95, find the volume of the room in the model whose actual volume is 6.859 cu.m.
  • (i)
    8.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    7.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    6.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    10.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    9.00 cu.cm
Question 20
20.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 60. Find the actual height of the building if the height of the model is 2 cm.
  • (i)
    9.20 m
  • (ii)
    0.20 m
  • (iii)
    1.20 m
  • (iv)
    3.20 m
  • (v)
    2.20 m
Question 21
21.
A model of building is made with a scale factor of 1 : 100. Find the volume of the tank on the top of the model if its actual volume is 27000000 cu.cm.
  • (i)
    27.00 cu.cm
  • (ii)
    25.00 cu.cm
  • (iii)
    29.00 cu.cm
  • (iv)
    28.00 cu.cm
  • (v)
    26.00 cu.cm
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