Scale Factor Brittney Harper

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

• reduction

• enlargement

• scale

• not proportional

If you want to find the scale factor from one figure to another, which formula should you use?

• New/Original

• Original/New

• Part/Whole

_________ ________ is the number you multiply by the sides to create a scaled copy.

• Scale Factor

• Corresponding Angle

• Pi

• Mid Point

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

• B

• C

• D

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of slide length x?

• 9

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

A scaled copy is a copy of a figure where every length in the original figure is _______________ by the same number.

• multiplied

• added

• divivided

• subtracted

Scale factor is _________

• the number you multiply the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

• the number you divide the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

• the number you add the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

• the number you subtract the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

What is the scale factor?

• 1

• 2

• 1/2

• -2