Question

A map has a scale of 1:2500 and on it is a square plot of land which has an area of 4cm squared.calculate the actual area in hactares of land?

Answer 1

the area scales as the square of the linear scale factor. So the actual area is

4(2500)^2 cm^2 * 1hectare/10^8cm^2 = 1/4 hectare

Answer 2

A circular piece of land has an area 3.14 hectares, is drawn with scale 1:500. Calculate its radius on the map.

Answer 3

If a map has a scale of 1: 2500, what is the actual area of a piece of rectangular land of 350〖 cm〗^2 on the map?