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Standard XII
Physics
Pascal's Law
Sara has a st...
Question
Sara has a stick that she wishes to enlarge. What do you think the scale factor should be?
A
Greater than
1
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Less than
1
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1
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Solution
The correct option is
A
Greater than
1
Concept:
Original length
×
Scale factor
=
New length
⇒
Scale factor
=
New length
Original length
As Sara wants to enlarge the stick that means
⇒
New length
>
the original length
.
⇒
New length
Original length
>
1
∴
Scale factor
>
1
For example:
To enlarge the length from
2
inch to
4
inch, scale factor is
2
which is greater than
1
.
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