A rectangular agricultural zone measures by on a topographical map drawn to a Representative Fraction (R.F.) scale of . If the map is enlarged so that the area of the agricultural zone on the new map becomes , what is the Representative Fraction (R.F.) scale of the enlarged map?
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The Representative Fraction (R.F.) scale of the enlarged map is .
The correct answer of is derived by recognizing that the original map area of increases to , representing a four-fold areal enlargement. Because linear dimensions change as the square root of the areal change, the linear scale factor is . Enlarging a map by a factor of 2 doubles linear dimensions on paper, making the scale larger by reducing the scale denominator from 100,000 to 50,000.
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Map Enlargement and Linear vs Areal Scale Relationship