Question

The right triangle on the right is a scaled copy of the right triangle on the left. Identify the scale factor. Express your answer as a whole number or fraction in simplest form.

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Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

5/4

Explanation:

We notice that one of the sides in the larger triangle has a length that is expressed as a fraction. For simplicity of calculation, we'll choose to use the other side of that triangle, which has an integer length.

The ratio of long sides is ...

larger : smaller = 5 : 4

The scale factor is 5/4.

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Check

(15/4)/3 = 5/4 . . . . so, the fractional side has the same scale factor, as it should.