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What is the scale factor of the small triangle to the large triangle?

What is the scale factor of the small triangle to the large triangle?-example-1

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Answer:

first, find the area of the small triangle: 3 times 3 equals 9 divided by 2 equals 4.5.

second, find the area of the big triangle: 13 times 13 equals 169 divided by 2 equals 84.5.

Find difference: 84.5 minus 4.5 equals 80

User Adrian Ratnapala
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Answer:

I'm pretty sure it's 4.3?

Explanation:

Because you divide the larger triangles side first because you are figuring out the scale factor of the small triangle to the larger triangle, not the other way around.

Sorry if i'm wrong

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