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Pantographs
What is a Pantograph?
A Pantograph is a mechanical linkage that is designed for copying drawings
and pictures and can also be used to enlarge or reduce them.
Make your own
Pantograph--Use the information on the website and the materials
provided to construct your own pantograph.
Try To Answer
These Questions:
- Where
would you put the two pencils in order to produce a scale drawing? Does
it work for any two pencil positions?
- What
determines the scale factor of the drawings?
- How
does the pantograph produce drawings that are reduced or enlarged in
scale?
- Have
you seen different uses of a pantograph in real life?