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Using scale factors

Scale factors describe how much a shape has been enlarged (made larger). Enlarging by a scale factor of 2 means that each side of the shape has been multiplied by 2. All the sides double in length and ...
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Scale drawings and maps

It is not always possible to draw objects, such as a building, using the real-life measurements, as they are too big or in other cases, too small. Instead, a scale drawing is used to recreate ...