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The document discusses scale diagrams and enlargements/reductions. It provides examples of calculating scale factors from diagrams and using scale factors to determine sizes of enlarged/reduced diagrams. It also discusses using ratios to represent scale factors. Practice problems are provided to apply these concepts.

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Scale Unit

The document discusses scale diagrams and enlargements/reductions. It provides examples of calculating scale factors from diagrams and using scale factors to determine sizes of enlarged/reduced diagrams. It also discusses using ratios to represent scale factors. Practice problems are provided to apply these concepts.

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Grade 9 Math

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Lesson #1: Scale Diagrams & Enlargements

Talk to someone sitting near you and discuss these questions:

What is a scale diagram? What is an enlargement?

Here is an actual size drawing of a memory card for a digital camera and an enlargement of
the drawing.
length on enlargement
For each measurement write the fraction length on actual ¿¿ ¿
Now, write each fraction as a decimal. What do you notice about these numbers?

Use the grids below to make a rectangle and then an enlargement. How can you tell it is a
scale diagram?

Scale Diagram: ________________________________________________________________


_____________________________________________________________________________

Here is a letter F and a scale diagram of it:

Compare the matching lengths in the scale diagram and in the original
diagram.

length of vertical segment on the scale diagram


=
length of vertical segment on the original diagram
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length of horizontal segment on the scale diagram
=
length of horizontal segment onthe original diagram

Each length on the original diagram is multiplied by _______ to get the matching length on the
scale diagram. Matching lengths on the original diagram and the scale diagram are called
________________________________.

Formula: Scale Factor=

Example 1: This drawing of a mosquito was printed in a newspaper article about the West Nile
Virus. The actual length of the mosquito is 12 mm. Determine the scale factor of the diagram.

Example 2: This photo of longhouses has dimensions 9cm by 6cm. The photo is to be enlarged
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by a scale factor of 2 . Calculate the dimensions of the enlargement.

Example 3: Draw a scale diagram of this metal bracket. Use a scale factor of 1.5.
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Practice:
1) Determine the scale factor for each scale diagram.

2) Scale diagrams of different squares are to be drawn. The side length of each original square
and the scale factor are given. Determine the side length of each scale diagram.

3) A photo of a surfboard has dimensions 17.5 cm by 12.5 cm. Enlargements are to be made
with each scale factor below. Determine the dimensions of each enlargement. Round answers
to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

a) scale factor 12 b) scale factor 20

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c) scale factor 2 d) scale factor 4 Type equation here .

4) Here is a scale diagram of a salmon fry. The actual length of the salmon fry is 30 mm.
Measure the length of diagram to the nearest millimetre. Determine the scale factor for the
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scale diagram.

5) The head of a pin has diameter 2 mm. Determine the scale factor of this photo of the
pinhead.

6) Draw a scale diagram of the shape below with a scale factor 2.5.

7) On the grid below, plot the following points and connect the points to make a triangle.

(0,0) (0,3) (4,0)


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Draw a scale diagram of the triangle with scale factor 3 and one corner at the point (3,3)

Lesson 2: Scale Diagrams and Reductions

Now that you know what a scale diagram is, discuss the following with a partner:

What is a reduction? Where do you see reductions in your life?

Here is a life-size drawing of a button and a scale diagram that is a reduction.

Measure and compare corresponding lengths in the scale


diagram and in the original diagram.
Diameter of scale diagram
=
Diameter of original diagram

What do you notice?

On the grid below, draw a shape and a reduction of that shape.


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***Note: A reduction has a scale factor ___________________________

An enlargement has a scale factor ___________________________

Example 1: Draw a scale diagram of this shape. Use a scale factor of 0.25.
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A scale may be given as a ratio. For example, suppose the scale on a scale diagram of a house
is 1:150. This means that _______ on the diagram represents _________________ on the
house.

Example 2: Here is a scale diagram of the top view of a truck.

a) The front and back wheels are 3.85 m apart. How far apart should the wheels be on the
scale diagram?

b) What is the width of the truck?

Practice:

1) Determine the scale factor for each reduction as a fraction or a decimal.


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2) For each pair of circles, the original diameter and the diameter of the reduction are given.
Determine each scale factor as a fraction or a decimal.

3) Here are two drawings of a dog. Determine the scale factor of the reduction as a fraction
and as a decimal.

4) A reduction of each object is to be drawn with the given scale factor. Determine the
corresponding length in whichever measurement is given on the scale diagram.
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a) A desk has length 75 cm. The scale factor is 3 .
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b) A bicycle has a wheel with diameter about 60 cm. The scale factor is 50 .
c) A surfboard has length 200 cm. The scale factor is 0.05.
d) A sailboat has length 8 m. The scale factor is 0.02.
e) A canyon has length 12 km. The scale factor is 0.000 04.

5) Draw a reduction of each diagram on the grid provided.


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6) A volleyball court measures approximately 18 m by 9 m. Make a scale drawing of the court


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using a scale factor of 200 . Show any calculations you made.(There are 100 cm in 1 m)

7) A lacrosse field measures 99 m by 54 m. Make a scale drawing of the field using a scale
factor of 0.002. Show any calculations you made.

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