Scale Factor

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What is the formula for scale factor?

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If A ~ B, what does it mean?

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It means that figure A is similar to figure B.

Front

What is the scale factor if the new length is 4 and the old length is 3?

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What happens to a figure if the scale factor is greater than one?

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The figure undergoes an enlargement.

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What happens to a figure if the scale factor is less than one?

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The figure undergoes a reduction.

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Are two figures similar if their corresponding angles are equal?

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Yes, if the corresponding angles are equal, the figures are similar.

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What is the relationship between the sides of similar figures?

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The ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides of similar figures are equal.

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If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, what can be said about their corresponding angles?

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The corresponding angles of triangles ABC and DEF are equal.

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What is a dilation in geometry?

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A dilation is a transformation that alters the size of a figure but not its shape.

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Back

A reduction is applied.