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A triangle ABC is enlarged, about the point O as centre of enlargement, and the scale factor is 3. Find : BC, if B' C' = 15 cm. - Mathematics

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A triangle ABC is enlarged, about the point O as centre of enlargement, and the scale factor is 3. Find : BC, if B' C' = 15 cm. 

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उत्तर

Given that ABC is enlarged and the scale factor m = 3 to the triangle A'B'C'.

B'C' = 15 cm

So, BC(3) = B'C'

`=>` BC(3) = 15

`=>` BC = 5 cm

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पाठ 15: Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models) - Exercise 15 (D) [पृष्ठ २२९]

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सेलिना Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
पाठ 15 Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models)
Exercise 15 (D) | Q 3.2 | पृष्ठ २२९

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