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What is the scale factor of triangle ABC to triangle DEF?

What is the scale factor of triangle ABC to triangle DEF?-example-1
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Answer:

Second option, scale factor is 2.5

Explanation:

We see that ∠B ≅ ∠E and ∠C ≅ ∠F, therefore, ΔABC ~ ΔDEF by the AA Similarity for Triangles Theorem which states that if two pairs of corresponding angles are congruent in two triangles, then those two triangles are similar. To find the scale factor, all we have to do is DF / AC = 5/2 or 2.5.

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