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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 C' A' if CA = 4 cm.

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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 C' A' if CA = 4 cm. 

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

If CA = 4 cm

So, CA (2.5) = C'A'

`=>` (4) (2.5) = C'A'

`=>` C'A' = 10 cm

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Chapter 15: Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models) - Exercise 15 (D) [Page 299]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 15 Similarity (With Applications to Maps and Models)
Exercise 15 (D) | Q 1. (ii) | Page 299
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