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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1 shape cannot have a scale factor. A scale factor is something (a factor) that relates one shape to another.
A scale Factor is Algbrea so you have to... x - + and/or divided.
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.
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.
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.