Question

The following triangles are scaled copies of each other. What is the scale factor? The scale factor is? What is the length of x? What is the length of y?

Answer 1

If we divide corresponding sides, we can obtain the scale factor:

24/6 = 4

Lenght of x

x/8 =4

Solve for x

x=4 (8)

x= 32

Lenght of y:

36/y=4

Solve for y

36/4=y

9=y