Question

(MUST ANSWER. NOW!! 30 POINTS AND BRAINLEST) Phoebe drew a triangle with side lengths 3, 4, and 5. She wants to make a scaled copy that is smaller than the original. Which scale factor below would make the triangle smaller?
1.) 1/2
2.) 1
3. )2
4.) 6

Answer 1

A) 1/2
Because this scale factor is smaller than 1, which means it’s making it smaller than the original.