Congruence and Similarity · Geometry and Measurement

Area and Volume of Similar Figures

Exploring how area and volume scale when a shape is enlarged or reduced.

Key Questions

  1. 1If the length of a cube is doubled, why does the volume increase by a factor of eight?
  2. 2How does the square-cube law affect the design of biological organisms or structures?
  3. 3Why is the ratio of areas the square of the scale factor?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Congruence and Similarity - S2
Level: Secondary 2
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Congruence and Similarity
Period: Geometry and Measurement

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