Congruence and Similarity - Map Scales

Congruence and Similarity - Map Scales

IP 2
3 marks

The map of a town is drawn to a scale of \(1 : n\). A school in the town has an area of \(10\text{ km}^2\) and measures \(40\text{ cm}^2\) on the map.

  1. Find the value of \(n\).

    [2]
  2. Find the actual length of the road if its map length is \(7.5\text{ cm}\).

    [1]

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Answer:(a) \(n=50\,000\) (b) \(3.75\text{ km}\)

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