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Higher November 2021 Paper 1 Q4

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4. A company logo is printed on cards and letters.

Two logos of the same shape, a larger one and a smaller one, each a shaded parallelogram-like shape divided into triangles by lines

Diagram not drawn to scale

Each line in the larger logo has a corresponding line in the smaller one.
The lengths of the corresponding lines are all in the ratio 5 : 2.

(a)
(i) Complete the following statement with a single mathematical word. [1]

‘The two logos are ………………………… because corresponding lines are in the same proportion.’
(ii) Complete the following statement with a number. [1]

‘The larger logo is an enlargement of the smaller logo using a scale factor of ………………………… .’
(b) One of the lines on the larger logo is 7·5 cm long.

How long is the corresponding line on the smaller logo? [2]