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Question
The distance between New Delhi Station and Safdarjung Enclave bus stop is 20 km. On the map of Delhi it has been shown by a line of 3.5 cm. Draw the linear scale of the map and calculate the R.F.
Numerical
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Solution
The scale is 3.5 cm = 20 km
= 20 × 100000 cm
i.e. 35 cm = 20,00,000
= 20,00,000 cm
1 cm = `20000000/35`
= 57142.8
1 cm = 571429 cm nearly
i.e. 1 cm = 5.7 km
R.F. = 1 : 571429
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Chapter 3: Scales and Direction - EXERCISES [Page 27]
