Given that the triangles below are similar.find the scale factor

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asked Dec 27, 2023 107k views

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Kwab · Answer 1 · 2024-01-01T23:37:21+0000

The triangles are similar, then scale factor is equal to ratio of corresponding sides of two triangle.

$\begin{gathered} x=(24)/(30) \\ =(4)/(5) \\ =\text{0}.8 \end{gathered}$

Or

$\begin{gathered} x=(32)/(40) \\ =(4)/(5) \\ =0.8 \end{gathered}$

Thus, scale factor for the triangles is 0.8.