Geometry Scale. Geometry Scale is used when something that is drawn on paper is too large to fit, or...

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Geometry Scale

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Page 1: Geometry Scale. Geometry Scale is used when something that is drawn on paper is too large to fit, or is too small to be seen. For now we are going to.

GeometryScale

Page 2: Geometry Scale. Geometry Scale is used when something that is drawn on paper is too large to fit, or is too small to be seen. For now we are going to.

GeometryScale is used when something that is drawn on paper is too large to fit, or is too small to be seen.

For now we are going to concentrate of big objects.

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GeometryThis diagram shows the front of a house drawn to a scale of 1:100What is the width of the house in metres?1cm here = 100cm on the actual house. 10cm

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GeometryIf 1cm = 100cm10cm = 1000cmWhat is this in metres?100cm = 1m1000cm = 10m

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GeometryThings to be careful of when working with scales…Always make sure you have got both sides using the same units. You may be told 1cm = 5m. Convert this to 1cm = 500cm

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GeometryThings to be careful of when working with scales…When converting, be careful of your zeros!!!10mm = 1cm100cm = 1m1000m = 1km