Question

Construct the center of dilation that will carry ABC into &DEF, use red color to mark that center. Find the scale factor.

Answer 1

The scale factor of the given triangle would be = 3

How to determine the scale factor of the given figures?

To calculate the scale factor, the following steps should be taken as follows:

The formula for scale factor;

bigger dimension/Smaller dimensions

Where,

bigger dimension(FD) = 6 units

Smaller dimensions (CA) = 2 unit

Scale factor = 6/2 = 3