SOLUTION: How do you find scale factor?

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Question 754464: How do you find scale factor?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Scale factor is the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures.
for example: if two corresponding sides of similar triangles are length of 5 and 7, scale factor is 5%2F7