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Question 1062996: Can anyone please help me with this question? Find the scale factor of the object triangle ABC with the image triangle A1 B1 C1?
http://puu.sh/taiyI/acdf982840.jpg


Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
AB = 3
A'B' = 12
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--> 12:3
= 4:1
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Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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These triangles ARE NOT SIMILAR.

Take the ratio of sides AB and A'B'. It is 4.

Take the ratio of their heights (altitudes). It is NOT 4.

Clear?