SOLUTION: I need to know what a "scale factor" is. (i;m in basic geometry in school) and not sure of what the scale factor means.

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Question 3201: I need to know what a "scale factor" is. (i;m in basic geometry in school) and not sure of what the scale factor means.
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Scale Factor: a number used as a multiplier in scaling

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