Calculating Actual Lengths from Scale Drawings Using Ratios and Proportions

Calculating Actual Lengths from Scale Drawings Using Ratios and Proportions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Quizizz Content

FREE Resource

This video tutorial teaches how to calculate actual lengths from scale drawings using ratios and proportions. It explains the concepts of ratios and proportions with examples, including common mistakes. The tutorial covers solving proportions by equating ratios and using cross multiplication, demonstrating these methods with similar triangles and parallelograms. The video concludes with an application of these concepts to create a scale model of the Parthenon, emphasizing the use of cross multiplication for accurate calculations.

Read more

1 questions

Show all answers

1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF