Scale Factor

Front

What is another word for constant?

Back

Scale factor

Front

What do you call a picture that gets proportionally larger?

Back

Enlargement

Front

Which scale factor would result in a reduction? (Options: 1.90, 0.35, 1.65, 3)

Back

0.35

Front

What do you call an image that is proportionally larger?

Back

Enlargement

Front

What scale factor would give you an exact copy? (Options: 1.2, 1, 0, 0.8)

Back

1

Front

Define scale factor in geometry.

Back

A scale factor is a number that scales, or multiplies, a quantity.

Front

What happens to the dimensions of a shape when the scale factor is greater than 1?

Back

The shape enlarges.

Front

What happens to the dimensions of a shape when the scale factor is less than 1?

Back

The shape reduces.

Front

If a triangle has a scale factor of 2, what is the relationship between the area of the original triangle and the new triangle?

Back

The area of the new triangle is 4 times the area of the original triangle.

Front

If a rectangle is scaled down by a factor of 0.5, what is the new length if the original length was 10 units?

Back

5 units.