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If you are trying to read a map, there is MOST LIKELY a scale factor (i.e. 1 inch=2.5 miles. You could also use it in blueprints, like if you want to rearrange you bedroom. You can't fit your bedroom on a piece of computer paper! So you may use a scale factor for that (i.e. 1/2 in.= 1 foot).

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What is similar about scale factor and proportions?

proportions are used in scale factors; scale factors ARE proportions


If a scale factor of mc016-1.jpg is used to make a reduction what is the base of the original triangle?

To determine the base of the original triangle when a scale factor is used for reduction, you need to know the length of the base of the reduced triangle and the scale factor. If the scale factor is given as a fraction (e.g., 1/2), you can find the original base by dividing the base length of the reduced triangle by the scale factor. For example, if the reduced base is 5 units and the scale factor is 1/2, the original base would be 5 / (1/2) = 10 units.


What would be the scale factor if you used a copy machine with the size factor of 150 percent?

1.5 to 1


How big is 1 100 scale?

A 1:100 scale means that 1 unit of measurement on a model or drawing corresponds to 100 of the same units in real life. For example, 1 centimeter on a model equals 100 centimeters (or 1 meter) in reality. This scale is commonly used in architecture and engineering to represent large structures in a manageable size. Thus, a 1:100 scale reduces the dimensions of objects by a factor of 100.


How is a scale different from a scale factor?

A scale is the ratio of the contracted or dilated form with respect to the original form (the ratio of the sizes before and after the scaling operation). The scale factor is the magnitude of the scaling contraction or dilation (the shrinking or expanding) used in the scaling operation.

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What is used to convert between the distance on the map and actual distance in real life on a planimetric map?

The scale of a map may indicate the ratio as well as showing how lengths measured on the map represent actual distances.


On a planimetric map what is used to convert between the distance on the map and actual distance in real life?

Scale


What is used to convert the distance on the map and the actual distance in real life on a planimetric map?

Scale


What is the difference between scale and scale factor?

The scale gives the ratio that compares the measurements of the drawing or model to the measurements of the real object. Scale factor is a scale written as a ratio without units in simplest from.


What is similar about scale and scale factor?

proportions are used in scale factors; scale factors ARE proportions


What is used to convert between the distance on the map and the actual distance in real life on a planmetric map?

A scale is used to convert between distances on a map and actual distances in real life on a planimetric map. The scale provides a ratio or proportion between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance in reality. By using the scale, you can accurately measure distances on the map and then convert them to real-world distances.


What is a negative scale factor?

A negative scale factor is used to produce the image on the other side of the centre of enlargement (scaled to the absolute value of the scale factor).


What is the multiplier used on each dimension to change one figure into a similar figure?

scale factor!


What is used convert between the distance on the map and the actual distance in real life on a planimetric map?

Scale


What is similar about scale factor and proportions?

proportions are used in scale factors; scale factors ARE proportions


How are scale models use in real life outside of school?

scale models are used outside of school in various ways such as: movies whe they blow things up they dont really blow the real-life thing up they make up a scale model and make it look real although it not then blow the item up.


The ratio used to enlarge or reduced similar figures?

Scale Factor