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If a big triangle has a base length of 6, and a small triangle has a corresponding base length of 3, the scale factor from large to small is 2/1 (or 2). The scale factor from small to large would be 1/2.
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What is the scale factor of a 3 sided shape?
1 shape cannot have a scale factor. A scale factor is something (a factor) that relates one shape to another.
How do you find a scale factor?
A scale Factor is Algbrea so you have to... x - + and/or divided.
What does Scale Factor mean?
A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. A scale factor of two would mean to multiply whatever it is by two.
How is a scale factor related to scale drawings?
The scale factor of a scale drawing is the ratio of any length in the drawing to the true corresponding length in the "real" object.
How do you use the scale factor of a triangle to enlarge it?
The way you use a scale factor to enlarge a triangle is to multiply each side of the triangle by that scale factor. Your triangle will then be that many times larger.
The type of scale 124000 is an example of?
The scale 1:24000 is a numerical factor scale, equivalent to a large scale map.
How do you find the scale factor from 1 polygon to the other?
You cannot. There is no scale factor between an irregular pentagon and an equilateral triangle, for example.
Example of a scale factor in math?
1 inch = 1 mile.
How do you dilate a scale factor?
You increase the scale factor.
How does a scale factor relate to a scale factor?
Tautologically!
What are the relationship between the area scale factor and the side length scale factor of similar figures?
The area scale factor is the square of the side length scale factor.
How does scale factor relate to perimeter?
Scale factor and perimeter are related because if the scale factor is 2, then the perimeter will be doubled. So whatever the scale factor is, that is how many times the perimeter will be enlarged.
What is the scale factor of a 3 sided shape?
1 shape cannot have a scale factor. A scale factor is something (a factor) that relates one shape to another.
What is used to convert distance on the map to actual ground distance?
You multiply by the scale factor. For example, if the scale is 1:100,000, you would multiply by 100,000.
What is the name of the common ratio of corresponding sides of similar figures?
The scale factor.The scale factor.The scale factor.The scale factor.
How do you find a scale factor?
A scale Factor is Algbrea so you have to... x - + and/or divided.
How do you figure out the scale factor of a circle?
how do you find the scale factor of two circles
