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Notes - Scale Factor

This document discusses scale diagrams and scale factors. Scale diagrams are drawings where measurements are proportionally reduced or enlarged from actual measurements using a scale factor. A scale factor is the amount a scale diagram is reduced or enlarged. When the scale factor is between 0 and 1, it is a reduction, and when it is above 1 it is an enlargement. The scale factor can be used to determine actual measurements from a diagram or diagram measurements from actual sizes.

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Notes - Scale Factor

This document discusses scale diagrams and scale factors. Scale diagrams are drawings where measurements are proportionally reduced or enlarged from actual measurements using a scale factor. A scale factor is the amount a scale diagram is reduced or enlarged. When the scale factor is between 0 and 1, it is a reduction, and when it is above 1 it is an enlargement. The scale factor can be used to determine actual measurements from a diagram or diagram measurements from actual sizes.

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Math 9 Chapter 4: Scale Factor and Similarity

Scale Diagram a drawing in which measurements are proportionally reduced or enlarged


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from actual measurements

Scale Factor the amount that a scale diagram is reduced or enlarged by


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Enlargement - the original object is increased by a constant number

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Reduction- the original object is decreased by a constant number
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Reduction

Scale Factor z scale diagram


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Scale factor = biagram measurement
Actual measurement

When Scale Factor is between 0 and 1, the new shape is a reduction


(smaller). Or less than 100%.

When Scale Factor is above 1, new shape is an enlargement (bigger).


Or greater than 100%

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(Actual) (biagram)
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betermine the scale factor of the above images.

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Determine
the scale
factor to 3F
transform
Diagram A
into
Diagram B

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The scale diagram of the
Effiel tower is shown to the :5E c%c%3Y
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right, using a scale factor of
0.03. How tall is the actual
Effiel tower? (2S

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Scale biaqrams
Scale - a comparison between the diagram size and the actual size of an object

Scale = diagram measurement


actual measurement

Can be expressed as a fraction, percent, ratio, in words or diagram 0


1:32 means 1 on the diagram represents 32 in real life

Finding the ACTUAL Length of an Object


This scale diagram uses a scale of
1:14. What is the actual length of
the skateboard?

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Finding the bIAGRAM Length of an Object
An actual Canadian quarter has a
diameter of 23.88 mm. Find the 5F
diameter of the diagram if the le
factor is 1:1.7.

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23.88 mm
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betermining SCALE FACTOR

Jason caught a Chinook Salmon that had an actual


length of 46 cm. In the picture he brought home to
show his family, they measured it to be 5 cm.
Calculate the scale factor used in the picture.
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Your Turn

The average height of a male giraffe


is 5.98m. lithe diagram is measured
to be 14.5 cm, determine the scaleVW
factor.
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The Euvira Micmac Beetle shown below is enlarged using a
scale factor of 1: 0.05. Calculate the actual length of the beetle.

40mm
cc

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