Question

These two regular pentagons are similar. The length of each side on pentagon A is 4 cm. The length of each side on pentagon B is 6 cm. What is the scale factor from pentagon B to pentagon A?'

A) 0.5
B) 1.5
C) 2.0
D) 2.5

Answer 1

1.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

we know that
pentagon A is the smaller pentagon----> length side 4 cm
and
pentagon B is the larger pentagon-----> length side 6 cm
so
the scale factor from pentagon B to pentagon A=length side B/length side A
6/4----> 3/2---> 1.5

the answer is the option
B) 1.5