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What is the scale factor from figure a to figure b

What is the scale factor from figure a to figure b-example-1
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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

These two quadrilaterals are similar because figure A's sides are 3 times figure B's sides. Figure A's bottom is 15, while figure B's bottom is 5. To get from 15 to 5, we multiply by 1/3. This is the scale factor. All the other sides of figure A are also 3 times bigger than figure B's.

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Scale factor from figure a to figure b = DIVIDE BY 3

{Check:- 33/3 = 11 & 15/3 = 5}

hope this helps :)

User Cale Sweeney
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