SOLUTION: WHAT IS SCALE FACTOR?
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Question 765490: WHAT IS SCALE FACTOR?
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A scale factor is the of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures.
Note:
The ratio of areas of two similar figures is the square of the scale factor.
The ratio of volumes of two similar figures is the cube of the scale factor.
A scale factor is also a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. In the equation , is the scale factor for . is also the coefficient of .
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