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Convert the following statement scales to RF scale: i) 2cm to 1km, ii) 1cm to 1km

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  1. Convert the ground distance of 2 km to cm, keeping units consistent.

    Formula:

    1 km=1000 m1~\mathrm{km} = 1000~\mathrm{m} 1 m=100 cm1~\mathrm{m} = 100~\mathrm{cm} 1 km=1000×100=100,000 cm1~\mathrm{km} = 1000 \times 100 = 100{,}000~\mathrm{cm}

    Substitute for 2 km:

    2 km=2×100,000 cm=200,000 cm2~\mathrm{km} = 2 \times 100{,}000~\mathrm{cm} = 200{,}000~\mathrm{cm}
  2. Form the representative fraction (RF) scale using same units (cm) for map and ground distances.

    Map distance = 1 cm1~\mathrm{cm}
    Ground distance = 200,000 cm200{,}000~\mathrm{cm}

    RF scale:

    1 cm:200,000 cm=1:200,0001~\mathrm{cm} : 200{,}000~\mathrm{cm} = 1 : 200{,}000

    Final answer:
    1:200000

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