Question

Right triangle A has a base of 2 inches and a height of 7 inches. Right triangle B has a base of 10 inches and a height of 35 inches. Enter the scale factor applied to Right triangle A to produce Right triangle B.​

Answer 1

Given:

Right triangle A: Base = 2 inches and Height = 7 inches.

Right triangle B: Base = 10 inches and Height = 35 inches.

To find:

The scale factor applied to Right triangle A to produce Right triangle B.​

Solution:

We have,

Base of right triangle A = 2 inches

Base of right triangle B = 10 inches

Now,

`\text{Scale factor}=\frac{\text{Side of right triangle B}}{\text{Corresponding side of right triangle A }}`

`Scale\text{Scale factor}=\frac{\text{Base of right triangle B}}{\text{Base of right triangle A }}`

`\text{Scale factor}=(10)/(2)`

`\text{Scale factor}=5`

Therefore, the scale factor of 5 applied to Right triangle A to produce Right triangle B.​