Question

elect answers from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statements. A scale factor of was applied to the first triangle to get the resulting image. This scale factor is . An equilateral triangle with a side length of 1.5. An arrow points to a larger equilateral triangle with a side length of 6

Answer 1

the scale factor is what u multiply the first image by to get the second image. So by dividing the second image by the first image will give u the scale factor.

6 / 1.5 = 4....so there is a scale factor of 4 because 1.5 * 4 = 6

Answer 2

The scale factor is equal to
`4`

Explanation:

we know that

The scale factor is equal to divide the corresponding side of the resulting triangle by the corresponding side of the first triangle

Let

z----> the scale factor

x------> the corresponding side of the resulting triangle

y-----> the corresponding side of the first triangle

so

`z=(x)/(y)`

we have

`x=6\ units`

`y=1.5\ units`

substitute

`z=(6)/(1.5)=4`

`4 > 1` -------> is an enlargement