/ A grid square on an ordnance survey map has sides of length 2 cm The map has - Maths - Ratio and Proportion

Question

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A grid square on an ordnance survey map has sides of length 2 cm
The map has a scale of 1 : 5000

Four points are marked on the ground at the corners of a grid
square Find the actual distance between AC, correct to the nearest
metre

Rishabh Mittal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

Scale used 1 : 50002 cm = 2×5000=10000 cm=100 mAC2 = AD2 + DC2 = 1002 + 1002AC=10000+10000=20000=1002 m=100×1
41=141 m   ANS

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/ A grid square on an ordnance survey map has sides of length 2 cm. The map has a scale of 1 : 5000. Four points are marked on the ground at the corners of a grid square. Find the actual distance between AC, correct to the nearest metre.