Say you had Triangle A.
Triangle A has these sides:
Side 1: 9
Side 2: 6
Side 3: 6
Pretend the scale factor indicates Triangle A is 3 times the size of Triangle B, whose sides are currently unknown.
To find the sides of triangle B, simply divide all the sides of triangle A by 3.
You should get:
Triangle B
Side 1: 3
Side 2: 2
Side 3: 2
I hope that somewhat answers your question! ^-^
Scale Factor
You would look at the side lengths and the scale factor to find a pair of similar figures :)
There need not be any. There is no scale factor between a pentagon with a perimeter of 50 cm and a triangle with a perimeter of 75 cm. The shapes are totally different!The scale factor is 2 : 3.
Look for corresponding parts of the two figures. Their ratio is the scale factor. For example, if you have two similar triangles, one has a side of length 3, and the corresponding side on the other triangle is 5, then the scale factor is 5/3 going from the small triangle to the big, or 3/5 going from the big triangle to the small.
Scale factor
The perimeter will scale by the same factor.
The area scale factor is the square of the side length scale factor.
Perimeter will scale by the same factor. Area of the new figure, however is the original figures area multiplied by the scale factor squared. .
They are similar, with a scale factor of 1.
The ratio of any two corresponding similar geometric figures lengths in two . Note: The ratio of areas of two similar figures is the square of the scale factor. The ratio of volumes of two similar figures is the cube of the scale factor. .... (: hope it helped (: .....
They must be similar, with scale factor = 1.
if you add up all the sides but in a smart way
It tells you how many times the side length will grow or shrink.
Scale Factor
Whatever the ratio of perimeters of the similar figures, the areas will be in the ratios squared. Examples: * if the figures have perimeters in a ratio of 1:2, their areas will have a ratio of 1²:2² = 1:4. * If the figures have perimeters in a ratio of 2:3, their areas will have a ratio of 2²:3² = 4:9.
You would look at the side lengths and the scale factor to find a pair of similar figures :)
scale factor