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The polygons in each pair are similar. find the scale factor of the smallest figure to larger figure.

The polygons in each pair are similar. find the scale factor of the smallest figure-example-1

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Greetings from Brasil...

It is said that polygons are similar, so we can use the expression of similarity.

BIG/small = BIG/small

35/14 = 25/X

X = 10

But the scale factor is questioned. Just use one of the expressions. We conclude that the largest is 2.5 times the value of the smallest

35/14 OR 40/16 OR 25/10

We get 2.5x

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BIG/small = BIG/small

25/5 = 40/Y

Y = 8

25/5 OR 25/5 OR 40/8

We get 5x

times the value of the smallest

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