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Triangle q has an area of five and triangle r has an area of 80 what is the length scale factor from q to r

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The scale factor of the areas of two similar figures is the square of the scale factor of their corresponding lengths. So, to find the length scale factor from triangle Q to triangle R, you would take the square root of the ratio of their areas.

Given that the area of triangle Q is 5 and the area of triangle R is 80, the ratio of their areas is 80/5 = 16. The square root of 16 is 4.

So, the length scale factor from triangle Q to triangle R is 4.

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