Question

Triangle is a scaled copy of triangle . Side measures 20 cm and is the longest side of . Side measures 5 cm and is the longest side of .

Triangle is a scaled copy of triangle with what scale factor?
Triangle is a scaled copy of triangle with what scale factor?

Answer 1

the answer is 4.........

Answer 2

A factor of 4

Explanation:

Since the longest side for the bigger triangle is 20cm and the smaller triangle 5cm

Hence

`(20)/(5) = 4`

Thus a factor of 4