Area and Volume Scale Factors Solutions
Area and Volume Scale Factors Solutions
Area and Volume Scale Factors Solutions
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The area of LMN is 45 cm2.
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(c) The depth of Cuboid A is 2 cm.
Find the depth of Cuboid E.
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Pictured below are tivo mathematically similar cylinders - Cylinder A and Cylinder B.
The width of Cylinder B is 2.5 times the width of Cyiinder A.
The volume of Cylinder B is 625 cm3.
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Cubold C Cuboid D
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Alex and Belinda have two mathematically similar sofas'
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The surface area of Football 1 is 26O mmz.
The surface area of Football 2 is 640 rrrrrrz-
The volume of Football 2 is 1.5O0 mrn3.
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Pictured below are three mathematicaliy similar ttapeziums * A, B and C.
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The area of B is 63 ma.
The area of C is 343 ms.
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{b) Find x.
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Pictured below are three mathematica-lly similar wooden biocks - X, Y and Z.
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Caroline is going to use the larger watering can to water her plants.
She needs 50 litres of water to water all of her plants.
How many times does she need to refil1 the larger watering can in order to water all of
her plants?
(a) Find the ratio of the volume of Cone A to the volume of Cone B.
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(b) Find the ratio of the surface area of Cone A to the surface area of Cone B.
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pictured below are two pyramids * lyrarnid A and frramid B.
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The ratio of the surface area of $,ramid A to the surface area of Pyramid B is 49:81.
The height of Pyramid B is 180 cm.
The voiume of Siramid A is 6,860 cm3.
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Chris has brewed a ba::rel of beer. The bar el eontains 75 litres of beer.
Chris can fill 2OO small bottles with the contents of the barel.
How many large bottles can be filled with the contents of the barrel?