Question

In the figure, AABC and ADEF are similar. what’s the scale factor from AABC to ADEF?

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

We can see that in figure ABC, line segment AB is 5 ft.

We can also see that in figure DEF, line segment DE is 15 ft.

How did we get from 5 to 15?

We multiplied by 3, so the scale factor is 3.

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