The distance from the scale factors are:
4cm on the map represents a distance of 0.008 cm on the ground.
2m on the map represents a distance of 0.004 m on the ground.
8.5km on the map represents a distance of 0.017 km on the ground.
How to find the distance from the scale factor?
To calculate the distance represented by a given length on a map with a scale of 1:500, we can use the formula:
distance on the ground = length on the map * scale factor.
The scale factor is the reciprocal of the scale, which in this case is 1/500 or 0.002.
Therefore:
4cm on the map represents a distance of 4 * 0.002 = 0.008 cm on the ground.
2m on the map represents a distance of 2 * 0.002 = 0.004 m on the ground.
8.5km on the map represents a distance of 8.5 * 0.002 = 0.017 km on the ground.