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If a scale factor is less than 1, then what does my figure get? (Geometry)

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Answer:

The figure gets smaller.

User Uriel Bertoche
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The figure gets smaller. Think of scale factor of enlargement as a multiple of size. If the SF is 2, you double the size of the object. So if the SF is 1/2, then you halve the size of the object.
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