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I really need help with this calculate the scale factor of DEF to ABC.

I really need help with this calculate the scale factor of DEF to ABC.-example-1
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Given

To find the scale factor of triangle DEF to triangle ABC.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is known that,

When two triangles are similar the reduced ratio of any two corresponding sides is called the scale factor of the similar triangles.

From, the figure


\Delta ABC\text{ is similar to }\Delta DEF

That implies,


\begin{gathered} Scale\text{ }factor=(75)/(15) \\ =(5)/(1) \\ =5:1 \end{gathered}

Hence, the scale factor of triangle DEF to triangle ABC is 5:1.

I really need help with this calculate the scale factor of DEF to ABC.-example-1
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