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350 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
Unit 9
t r Ansform Ations 9.1 Making larger copies of figures
1. (a) How do the three figures differ?
(b) What is the same about the three figures?
Figure A
Figure B
Figure B is 2 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 3 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 1
1
2
times as large as Figure B.
Figure C
Note that each figure is a combination of two quadrilaterals.
Figures B and C are called enlargements of Figure A.
We can also say:
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 2 to make Figure B.
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 3 to make Figure C.
• Figure B is enlarged by a scale factor of 1,5 to make Figure C.
2. (a) Can you think of a way to enlarge this figure by
a scale factor of 2, in other words to accurately
draw it twice as large? Describe your plan.
(b) Can you think of a way to enlarge it by a scale
factor of 4? Describe your plan.
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350 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
Unit 9
t r Ansform Ations 9.1 Making larger copies of figures
1. (a) How do the three figures differ?
(b) What is the same about the three figures?
Figure A
Figure B
Figure B is 2 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 3 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 1
1
2
times as large as Figure B.
Figure C
Note that each figure is a combination of two quadrilaterals.
Figures B and C are called enlargements of Figure A.
We can also say:
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 2 to make Figure B.
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 3 to make Figure C.
• Figure B is enlarged by a scale factor of 1,5 to make Figure C.
2. (a) Can you think of a way to enlarge this figure by
a scale factor of 2, in other words to accurately
draw it twice as large? Describe your plan.
(b) Can you think of a way to enlarge it by a scale
factor of 4? Describe your plan.
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 351
This kite was drawn on a 0,5 cm grid.
To enlarge the kite by a scale factor of 3,
you can draw it on 1,5 cm grid paper.
3. (a) Put a clean sheet of paper over the 1,5 cm grid on the next page,
and use your ruler to copy the grid.
(b) Enlarge the above kite by a scale factor of 3 by drawing it
on your 1,5 cm grid. You may look at Figures A, B and C on the
previous page to see how this can be done.
(c) Find a grid on the next two pages that you can use to enlarge
the above kite by a scale factor of 2. Copy the grid and draw the
enlargement.
These figures are not called enlargements
of the kite at the top right of the page,
because the shapes of these kites are
different than the shape of the one at
the top.
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350 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
Unit 9
t r Ansform Ations 9.1 Making larger copies of figures
1. (a) How do the three figures differ?
(b) What is the same about the three figures?
Figure A
Figure B
Figure B is 2 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 3 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 1
1
2
times as large as Figure B.
Figure C
Note that each figure is a combination of two quadrilaterals.
Figures B and C are called enlargements of Figure A.
We can also say:
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 2 to make Figure B.
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 3 to make Figure C.
• Figure B is enlarged by a scale factor of 1,5 to make Figure C.
2. (a) Can you think of a way to enlarge this figure by
a scale factor of 2, in other words to accurately
draw it twice as large? Describe your plan.
(b) Can you think of a way to enlarge it by a scale
factor of 4? Describe your plan.
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 351
This kite was drawn on a 0,5 cm grid.
To enlarge the kite by a scale factor of 3,
you can draw it on 1,5 cm grid paper.
3. (a) Put a clean sheet of paper over the 1,5 cm grid on the next page,
and use your ruler to copy the grid.
(b) Enlarge the above kite by a scale factor of 3 by drawing it
on your 1,5 cm grid. You may look at Figures A, B and C on the
previous page to see how this can be done.
(c) Find a grid on the next two pages that you can use to enlarge
the above kite by a scale factor of 2. Copy the grid and draw the
enlargement.
These figures are not called enlargements
of the kite at the top right of the page,
because the shapes of these kites are
different than the shape of the one at
the top.
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352 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
0,25 cm grid
0,5 cm grid
1,5 cm grid
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350 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
Unit 9
t r Ansform Ations 9.1 Making larger copies of figures
1. (a) How do the three figures differ?
(b) What is the same about the three figures?
Figure A
Figure B
Figure B is 2 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 3 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 1
1
2
times as large as Figure B.
Figure C
Note that each figure is a combination of two quadrilaterals.
Figures B and C are called enlargements of Figure A.
We can also say:
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 2 to make Figure B.
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 3 to make Figure C.
• Figure B is enlarged by a scale factor of 1,5 to make Figure C.
2. (a) Can you think of a way to enlarge this figure by
a scale factor of 2, in other words to accurately
draw it twice as large? Describe your plan.
(b) Can you think of a way to enlarge it by a scale
factor of 4? Describe your plan.
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 351
This kite was drawn on a 0,5 cm grid.
To enlarge the kite by a scale factor of 3,
you can draw it on 1,5 cm grid paper.
3. (a) Put a clean sheet of paper over the 1,5 cm grid on the next page,
and use your ruler to copy the grid.
(b) Enlarge the above kite by a scale factor of 3 by drawing it
on your 1,5 cm grid. You may look at Figures A, B and C on the
previous page to see how this can be done.
(c) Find a grid on the next two pages that you can use to enlarge
the above kite by a scale factor of 2. Copy the grid and draw the
enlargement.
These figures are not called enlargements
of the kite at the top right of the page,
because the shapes of these kites are
different than the shape of the one at
the top.
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352 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
0,25 cm grid
0,5 cm grid
1,5 cm grid
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 353
1,25 cm grid
0,75 cm grid
1 cm grid
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350 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
Unit 9
t r Ansform Ations 9.1 Making larger copies of figures
1. (a) How do the three figures differ?
(b) What is the same about the three figures?
Figure A
Figure B
Figure B is 2 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 3 times as large as Figure A.
Figure C is 1
1
2
times as large as Figure B.
Figure C
Note that each figure is a combination of two quadrilaterals.
Figures B and C are called enlargements of Figure A.
We can also say:
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 2 to make Figure B.
• Figure A is enlarged by a scale factor of 3 to make Figure C.
• Figure B is enlarged by a scale factor of 1,5 to make Figure C.
2. (a) Can you think of a way to enlarge this figure by
a scale factor of 2, in other words to accurately
draw it twice as large? Describe your plan.
(b) Can you think of a way to enlarge it by a scale
factor of 4? Describe your plan.
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 351
This kite was drawn on a 0,5 cm grid.
To enlarge the kite by a scale factor of 3,
you can draw it on 1,5 cm grid paper.
3. (a) Put a clean sheet of paper over the 1,5 cm grid on the next page,
and use your ruler to copy the grid.
(b) Enlarge the above kite by a scale factor of 3 by drawing it
on your 1,5 cm grid. You may look at Figures A, B and C on the
previous page to see how this can be done.
(c) Find a grid on the next two pages that you can use to enlarge
the above kite by a scale factor of 2. Copy the grid and draw the
enlargement.
These figures are not called enlargements
of the kite at the top right of the page,
because the shapes of these kites are
different than the shape of the one at
the top.
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352 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
0,25 cm grid
0,5 cm grid
1,5 cm grid
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GrADe 6: MATheMATiCS [TerM 4] 353
1,25 cm grid
0,75 cm grid
1 cm grid
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354 UNiT 9: TrANSFOrMATiONS
4. (a) Use your ruler to accurately draw a
rectangle with sides of 6 cm and 8 cm
on square grid paper. Make sure that
your rectangle is “square” and not
skew like the red quadrilateral.
(b) Draw a straight line between two vertices
(corners) of your rectangle. This line is
called a “diagonal”, and it divides your
rectangle into two triangles.
(c) Measure the length of the diagonal.
5. The side lengths of some rectangles are given in (a) to (d) below.
Which of these rectangles do you think are enlargements of the
rectangle you have just drawn?
(a) 9 cm and 1 1 cm (b) 9 cm and 12 cm
(c) 14 cm and 16 cm (d) 12 cm and 16 cm
6. Accurately draw rectangles with the above dimensions. In each case
draw a diagonal as well, and measure the length of the diagonal.
Check the prediction you made in question 5. This will be easier and
quicker to do if you work on 1 cm grid paper.
7. (a) Use your results to the above questions to complete the table
below. Predict what the lengths of the diagonals will be in the
two rectangles that you have not drawn as yet, namely D and E.
A B C D E
Length of rectangle 8 12 16 20 24
Width of rectangle 6 9 12 15 18
Length of diagonal
(b) Draw Rectangles D and E accurately, and measure the diagonals
to check your predictions.
8. This question is again about the rectangles you have drawn.
(a) Which rectangle (B, C, D or E) is 2,5 times as large as A?
(b) Which rectangle is one third as large as E?
(c) Which rectangle is 0,5 times as large as E?
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