Geometry Scale. Geometry Scale is used when something that is drawn on paper is too large to fit, or...
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GeometryScale
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.
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
GeometryIf 1cm = 100cm10cm = 1000cmWhat is this in metres?100cm = 1m1000cm = 10m
10cm
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
GeometryThings to be careful of when working with scales…When converting, be careful of your zeros!!!10mm = 1cm100cm = 1m1000m = 1km