Scale drawing
What Scale drawing means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A drawing in which each represented length has a fixed proportional relationship to its corresponding real length.
A drawing in which corresponding lengths are in a constant ratio to the real lengths.
A drawing whose lengths have a fixed ratio to the corresponding actual lengths.
Topics that use Scale drawing
- Mensuration and calculation (AQA GCSE)
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (AQA GCSE)
- Geometry and measures - Properties and constructions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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