Question

the score on the right is a scaled copy of the square on the left identify the scale factor express your answer in the simplest form

Answer 1

Scale factor = 3.5

Step-by-step explanation

Scale factor expresses how much the copy/image of the original figure is bigger or smaller than the original figure.

If the scale factor is more than 1, then the image is an enlargement of the original figure.

But if the scale factor is less than 1, then the image is a reduction of the original figure.

Mathematically,

Scale factor = (Length of a side of the image or scaled copy)/(Corresponding length of that side on the original figure)

Length of a side of the image or scaled copy = 56

Corresponding length of that side on the original figure = 16

Scale factor = (Length of a side of the image or scaled copy)/(Corresponding length of that side on the original figure)

Scale factor = (56/16) = (7/2) = 3.5

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