Easy Scale Factor

If the scale factor is less than one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement
• a reduction
• a scale factor
• bigger

If the scale factor is greater than one, the new figure will be

• a reduction
• an enlargement
• a scale
• not proportional

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2
• 7/3
• 2
• 10/3

If a Scale Factor if greater than 1, then your figure gets...

• Smaller
• Bigger
• Does not change

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21
• 1.25
• 20
• 4

When a scale drawing is larger than the original it is called a ...

• ballooner
• enlargement
• reduction
• correlation

What is the scale factor from ABCD to MNOP?

• 2/3
• 3/2
• 2
• 3

What is the measurement of x?

• 20 m
• 24 m
• 16 m
• 4 m

All corresponding angles are congruent in similar figures.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a scaled copy of figure A?

• B

• C

• D