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9.05 Enlargements

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The green rectangle is an enlargement of the blue rectangle.

a

What is the enlargement factor?

b

Write the scale of the blue rectangle to the green rectangle.

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A centimetre ruler is put on a picture of a bow.

The scale of the picture to the real bow is $1:2$1:2.

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A centimetre ruler is put on a picture of a sea shell.

The scale of the picture to the real sea shell is $2:1$2:1.

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This bee is next to a centimetre ruler. The scale of the picture to a real bee is $5:1$5:1.

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MA3-15MG

manipulates, classifies and draws two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles, and describes their properties

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