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How to find the scale factor of a drawing

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Zanzabum3 years ago

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To find scale factor between similar figures , find two corresponding sides and write the ratio of the two sides . if you begin with the smaller figure your scale factor will be less than one . if you begin with a larger figure your scale factor will be larger than one .

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