Question

The side lenghts of Triangle B are all 5 more than the side lengths of Triangle A.Can Triangle B be a Scaled copy of Triangle A? Yes Or No

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

Scaling is the procedure for either increasing or decreasing the size of a given object. While a scale is the representative fraction used for the purpose.

scale =
`(length on drawing)/(original length)`

For triangle B to be a scaled copy of triangle A,

scale =
`(5)/(1)`

= 5:1

This is an enlarged scale, therefore each side of triangle A should be multiplied by 5 not increased by 5.

Triangle B is not a scaled copy of triangle A.