Question

Find the Scale Factor Sep 08, 5:47:30 PM The triangle on the right is a scaled copy of the triangle on the left. Identify the scale factor. Express your answer as a whole number or fraction in simplest form. ​

Answer 1

1.5 or 3/2

Explanation:

The scale factor is the factor by which the side lengths of the original shape are multiplied by. In this case, the original shape had side lengths 17 and was multiplied by
`x` to get the scaled shape.

Now we get the equation
`17\cdot x=51/2`. Solving, we get x=1.5