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2.2 Scale Drawings

This document discusses scale drawings and scale ratios. It provides examples of calculating scale ratios from given scale drawings. Key points: 1) A scale drawing is an enlarged or reduced version of a real-life object, with a scale ratio relating the two sizes. 2) To find the scale ratio, convert both measurements to the same units and divide to get a unit rate like 1:N. 3) Examples show calculating scale ratios and using them to determine actual sizes from scale drawings.

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2.2 Scale Drawings

This document discusses scale drawings and scale ratios. It provides examples of calculating scale ratios from given scale drawings. Key points: 1) A scale drawing is an enlarged or reduced version of a real-life object, with a scale ratio relating the two sizes. 2) To find the scale ratio, convert both measurements to the same units and divide to get a unit rate like 1:N. 3) Examples show calculating scale ratios and using them to determine actual sizes from scale drawings.

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2.2 - Scale Drawings


Scale Drawing: An enlarged or reduced version of a real life object. The left number in the
ratio is for the scale drawing and the right number represents Real life.

Example: Scale Drawing : Real Life


2 cm : 5 m

Scale Ratio: SCALE ratios are put to 1 cm (if you are asked to draw or state the scale)
Example: Scale Drawing : Real Life
2 cm : 5 m (state the given ratio)
= 2cm : 5 x 100 (convert to cm by x100)
= 2cm : 500 cm (divide both sides by 2 to find scale ratio)
= 1cm : 250 cm

Remember:
 A scale is a ratio of two measures in the SAME UNITS
 When possible, always put scale ratios in simplest form

Think of where you would find scale drawings or ratios in the real word. Here is one:

Example 1: The height of the CN tower is 553m. If you were to draw a model on paper and 4cm
represented 10 m, what would the scale ratio be?
Scale Drawing : Real Life
4 cm : 10 m (state the given ratio)
= 4 cm : _____ (convert to cm by x100)
= ____ : _____ (write final answer as unit rate)

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Example 2:
Sumaya builds a model of a small airplane using a scale of 3 cm to represent 5 m.
a)What is the scale ratio?

b) If the airplane is 11 m long, how long is her model?

Example 3: Here is a scale drawing of a leaf-cutting ant. Calculate the actual length of the ant.

Scale: Actual Ant OR Actual Ant : Scale


3 : 1 1 :3

Let the actual length be x centimeters.


Use a ruler to measure the length of the ant. The length on the drawing is measured as 4.9cm.
Write as a proportion: x : 4.9 = 1:3
Solve for x.

Therefore, the actual length of the ant is about 1.6 cm

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Example 4: Sketch your finger with finger nail. Measure your fingernail in mm (any). Choose a
scale. Make a scale drawing.

How do we know which scale to use?

Example 5:
A park has dimensions 8.5 m by 11.25 m. Make a scale drawing on blank piece of paper that
measures 28 cm by 21.5 cm.

Step 1: What assumptions do we make?


 We need some margin space of around 3 cm on each side. So let’s use 25cm by 18cm

Step 2: Find the ratios of the corresponding dimensions:

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Step 3: Choose a scale: Decide on a sale based on the ratios you have found.
In this case, let’s use 1: 50. This means 1 cm represents 50 cm.
The park has dimensions 1125 cm x 850 cm
The ratio is 1:50

So, the scale drawing has dimensions: Length Width


Ratio Ratio

Step 4: Use a ruler to complete scale drawing in this space. Label all dimensions.

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