Question

What is the scale factor from the drawing to the actual airplane?

Scale drawing length :34 cm height: 10 cm

The scale factor is ___

Answer 1

What is the scale factor

Answer 2

To determine the scale factor from the drawing to the actual airplane, we need the actual dimensions of the airplane. However, without those actual dimensions, we can simply express the scale factor in terms of the dimensions we have.

Let's denote:
- Drawing length = 34 cm
- Drawing height = 10 cm
- Actual airplane length = L cm (unknown)
- Actual airplane height = H cm (unknown)

The scale factor can be found by comparing either the length or the height:

1. Scale factor based on length:
\[
\text{Scale factor} = \frac{\text{Actual length}}{\text{Drawing length}} = \frac{L}{34}
\]

2. Scale factor based on height:
\[
\text{Scale factor} = \frac{\text{Actual height}}{\text{Drawing height}} = \frac{H}{10}
\]

To find a numeric value for the scale factor, you need to provide the actual dimensions (length and height) of the airplane. If those are available, substitute them into the formulas above to compute the scale factor.