Question

Figure B is a scaled copy of Figure A. What is the scale factor from Figure A to Figure B?

Answer 1

The scale factor to convert Figure A to B is $\frac{1}{2}$ (0.5)

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1; To determine the scale factor, we need to know the dimensions of the shape before scaling and its dimensions after scaling. From the given diagram, figure A has a base length of 6 units while its height is 4 units. Figure B has a base length of 3 units and a height of 2 units.

Step 2; To find the scale factor, we divide a particular dimension from figure B with the same dimension in figure A.

The base length of figure B /the base length of figure A = $\frac{3}{6}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$,

Similarly, the height of figure B / the height of figure A = $\frac{2}{4}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$.

So by multiplying figure A with scale factor $\frac{1}{2}$ we get figure B.