the ground distance between two places is 100 K.M if this distance is represented by 5C.M on a map, what is the scale of the map?
You express the scale as a ratio -
5 cm : 100 km
5 cm : 100000 m
5 cm : 10000000 cm
Dividing by 5 on each side:
1 cm : 2000000 cm
Thus, the scale is 1 : 2000000
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the ground distance b/n two place is 100 k/m. if the distance is represented by 5c.m on a map
Husen
Oh, the scale of the map? Let me put on my detective hat and calculate that for you. So, if the ground distance between two places is 100 km and it's represented by 5 cm on the map, we just need to do a little math.
Let me grab my calculator... okay.
If 5 cm on the map represents 100 km, we can divide 100 km by 5 cm to find out how much distance each centimeter represents.
Hmm...
100 km divided by 5 cm equals... 20 km per cm!
So, the scale of the map is 1:20.
There you have it! It's like having a little ruler for your map. Just don't try to measure the size of your ex's ego with it – you'll need something a lot bigger for that!
To find the scale of the map, we can use the formula:
Scale = Map distance / Ground distance
Given that the ground distance between two places is 100 km and it is represented by 5 cm on the map, we can substitute these values into the formula:
Scale = 5 cm / 100 km
However, we need to ensure that both the map distance and the ground distance have the same unit. In this case, we need to convert the ground distance to centimeters since the map distance is already in centimeters.
Since there are 1,000,000 centimeters in a kilometer, we can convert the 100 km to centimeters as follows:
100 km * 1,000,000 cm/km = 100,000,000 cm
Now we can substitute the converted values into the formula:
Scale = 5 cm / 100,000,000 cm
Simplifying this expression, we get:
Scale = 1 / 20,000,000
Therefore, the scale of the map is 1:20,000,000.