Scale Drawings Practice (2024)

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What is a scale drawing?

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A scale drawing is a representation of an object or area that maintains the proportions of the original, using a specific ratio or scale to reduce or enlarge its size.

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What does the scale 1 inch to 50 miles mean?

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It means that 1 inch on the map represents 50 actual miles in reality.

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How do you set up a proportion to find actual distance using a scale?

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What is a proportion?

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A proportion is an equation that states that two ratios are equal.

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What is the perimeter of a triangle?

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The perimeter of a triangle is the total length of all its sides added together.

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If the sides of a triangle are 10, 12, and 14 units, what is the perimeter?

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The perimeter is 10 + 12 + 14 = 36 units.

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What does it mean for two figures to be similar?

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Two figures are similar if they have the same shape but may differ in size, meaning their corresponding angles are equal and their sides are proportional.

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How do you find a corresponding side in similar figures?

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To find a corresponding side, use the scale factor to relate the lengths of the sides of the two figures.

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What is the scale factor?

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The scale factor is the ratio of the lengths of corresponding sides of two similar figures.