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The triangle on the right is a scaled copy of the triangle on the left. Identify the scale factor. Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

The triangle on the right is a scaled copy of the triangle on the left. Identify the-example-1
User Belbahar Raouf
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Answer:
(7)/(10)

Explanation:

The scale factor is the ratio of the side length of the image to the length of the corresponding side of the preimage.

So, the scale factor is
(28)/(40)=(7)/(10).

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