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What is the scale factor?

What is the scale factor?-example-1
User Paulo Lopes
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Answer:

2

Explanation:

Find a linear dimension of the image, such as a length, width, height, altitude, etc. Find the corresponding dimension in the original. Divide the length of the image by the original length.

Linear dimension in the image: A'B' = 6

Corresponding length in the original: AB = 3

divide image/original

scale factor = 6/3 = 2

Answer: 2

User AtinSkrita
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16 votes

Answer:

2

Explanation:

it literally doubles in size

User Xcalibur
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