Y6 Spring Block 6 ANS6 Calculating Scale Factors 2019 1.227726626

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3 Tick all the shapes that are an enlargement of shape A.

Calculating scale factors

A
1 Complete the sentences.

C
A

B
D
B
D

C How do you know which shapes are enlargements?

Shape B is an enlargement, by a scale factor of , of shape A.

4 The two triangles are similar.


Shape C is an enlargement, by a scale factor of , of shape A.
Find the length of a.

Shape D is an enlargement, by a scale factor of , of shape A.


7 cm a

2 Shape B is an enlargement of shape A. Shape C is not an


enlargement of shape A. 5 cm

15 cm

A
C

a= cm

Talk to a partner about why this is the case. © White Rose Maths 2019
5 The two triangles are similar. 7 The rectangle is enlarged by a scale factor.
Find the area of the smaller triangle. The perimeter of the enlarged
rectangle is 64 m.
What is the scale factor of 2.8 m
30 cm
enlargement?

5.2 m

4 cm 24 cm

area = cm2
scale factor =

8 The diagram shows three similar triangles.


6 These two children’s toys are similar.
Calculate the missing values.
Find the length marked y.

53°
b d
21 mm
a
20 cm
5 cm 37° c
6 mm 18 mm 27 mm

18 cm y

a= b = c = d =

y= cm2

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