Congruence and Similarity - Map Scales

Congruence and Similarity - Map Scales

IP 1

Three landmarks—the Burj Khalifa, the Merdeka \(118\), and the Lotte World Tower—are being compared. The actual height of the tallest, Burj Khalifa, is \(828\) m. On a souvenir drawing, it is \(4.14\) cm tall.

  1. Find the scale of the drawing in the form \(1:n\).
  2. If the Lotte World Tower is \(541.3\) m tall, find its height on the same drawing in cm.
  3. If the Merdeka \(118\) is \(3.16\) cm on this drawing, find its height on a professional blueprint with a scale of \(1:50000\).

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Answer:(a) \(1:20\,000\). (b) \(2.7065\) cm. (c) \(1.264\) cm.

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