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What’s the scale factor ?

What’s the scale factor ?-example-1

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Answer: Choice C) 2

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Step-by-step explanation:

The vertical side of the blue triangle is PR = 2

The corresponding vertical side of the green triangle is P'R' = 4

The scale factor is the ratio of those two corresponding sides. So we divide the two side lengths.

scale factor = (P'R')/(PR) = (4)/(2) = 2

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We could also say:

scale factor = (R'Q')/(RQ) = (6)/(3) = 2

Or you could find the lengths of PQ and P'Q' through the distance formula, or Pythagorean theorem, and apply the same idea as shown above.

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