Scale drawings of landmark towers

Scale drawings of landmark towers

Secondary 2
6 marks
TGM Original Questions

A \(900\) m tower is represented by a height of \(4.5\) cm on a scale drawing.

  1. Find the scale in the form \(1:n\).[2]
  2. Find the drawing height of a \(620\) m tower.[2]
  3. A third tower is \(4.0\) cm high on the original drawing. Find its height on another drawing of scale \(1:50000\).[2]

Solution:

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Answer:(a) \(1:20000\) (b) \(3.1\) cm (c) \(1.6\) cm.

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