SOLUTION: The ratio of the diameters of two circles is y:z. What is the scale factor of the circles?
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Question 884015: The ratio of the diameters of two circles is y:z. What is the scale factor of the circles?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the scale factor is the ratio of the corresponding parts.
if the ratio of the diameters of two circles is y:z, then the scale factor is y/z.
example:
ratio of the diamters is 3:2.
scale factor is 3/2 = 1.5.
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