What is a scale factor

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What is a scale factor

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A scare factor is a number which scales , or multiplies ,some quantity

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A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. In the equation y = Cx, C is the scale factor for x. C is also the coefficient of x, and may be called the constant of proportionality of y to x.

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