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The design below is created using squares and equilateral triangles only.
What is the length of the design?
cm |
`49 1/2`
`text(Let)\ x = text(length of side of square)`
`2x` | `= 18` |
`:. x` | `= 9\ text(cm)` |
`text(Equilateral triangle must have)`
`text(side length = 9 cm)`
`:.\ text(Length)` | `= 5 1/2 xx 9` |
`= 49 1/2\ text(cm)` |
Gabby put 5 points on a grid and labelled them `A` to `E`, as shown on the diagram below.
Point `A` is 35 millimetres from point `D.`
Gabby adds a sixth point, `F` so that the arrangement of points has one line of symmetry.
How far is point `F` from point `B?`
millimetres |
`42\ text(mm)`
Towns `A, B and C` are marked on the scale diagram below.
The distance from Town `A` to Town `B` is 9 km.
What is the distance from Town `B` to Town `C?`
kilometres |
`3.6\ text(km)`
`text(Let)\ \ d = text(distance of Town)\ B\ text(to Town)\ \ C`
`text(S)text(ince the diagram is to scale,)`
`d/9` | `= 2/5` |
`:. d` | `= (9 xx 2)/5` |
`= 3.6\ text(km)` |
Jana drew a diagram of her tennis racquet.
The actual length of her racquet is 60 centimetres.
What is the actual width of her racquet head?
centimetres |
`26\ text(cm)`
`text(Racquet is 30 grid intervals long.)`
`text(30 intervals)` | `= 60\ text(cm)` |
`:. 1\ text(grid interval)` | `= 2\ text(cm)` |
`text(Racquet head is 13 grid intervals high,)`
`:.\ text(Head width)` | `= 13 xx 2` |
`= 26\ text(cm)` |