A small plant produces a triangular shadow which has been captured by a camera and enlarged. a) Using Pythagoras' theorem calculate the length of AC. b) Calculate the scale factor of enlargement. c) Calculate the area of AXYZ.
A small plant produces a triangular shadow which has been captured by a camera and enlarged. a) Using Pythagoras' theorem calculate the length of AC. b) Calculate the scale factor of enlargement. c) Calculate the area of AXYZ.
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A small plant produces a triangular shadow which has been captured
by a camera and enlarged.
a) Using Pythagoras' theorem calculate the length of AC.
b) Calculate the scale factor of enlargement.
c) Calculate the area of AXYZ.
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