A square has side length 3.4 cm. The side length of the enlargement is 17 cm. Determine the scale factor.

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Pete Dermott · Answer 1 · 2023-02-11T02:43:48+0000

Answer:

The scale factor is 5

Explanation:

To find the scale factor, we divide 17 by 3.4 to find how much it was enlarged by.

17/3.4 = 5

We do this becuase when finding the scale factor, we take the dilated shape/side length and divide it by the original shape/side length.