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A triangle ABC has been enlarged by scale factor m = 2.5 to the triangle A' B' C'. Calculate : the length of AB, if A' B' = 6 cm. - Mathematics

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A triangle ABC has been enlarged by scale factor m = 2.5 to the triangle A' B' C'. Calculate : the length of AB, if A' B' = 6 cm.

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Given that ABC has been enlarged by scale factor m = 2.5 to the triangle A' B' C' 

A'B' = 6 cm

So, AB (2.5) = A'B'

`=>` AB (2.5) = 6

`=>` AB = 2.4 cm

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Chapter 15: Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models) - Exercise 15 (D) [Page 229]

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Selina Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 15 Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models)
Exercise 15 (D) | Q 1.1 | Page 229

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